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Saturday 15 January 2000 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Śukla Navamī

Śanivāra. Navamī began at 06:566:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:105:10+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

The Sun enters Makara after the sunset before this day. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:576:57 AM

Navamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:2212:22 PM

Siddha gives way to Sādhya.

Noon

12:5012:50 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:5012:50 PM
At noon, 12:5012:50 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 99° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 58% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 99° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:195:19 AM–06:086:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:445:44 AM–06:576:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla12:0612:06 PM–13:391:39 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:2612:26 PM–13:131:13 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:472:47 PM–15:343:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:426:42 PM–19:077:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:426:42 PM–19:567:56 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:576:57 AM–08:258:25 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:576:57 AM–07:447:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:447:44 AM–08:318:31 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:539:53 AM–11:2211:22 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:182:18 PM–15:463:46 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:113:11 PM–16:444:44 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Varjya28:064:06+1 AM–29:365:36+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Kāla06:576:57 AM–08:258:25 AMavoid
Śubha08:258:25 AM–09:539:53 AMgood
Roga09:539:53 AM–11:2211:22 AMavoid
Udvega11:2211:22 AM–12:5012:50 PMavoid
Cara12:5012:50 PM–14:182:18 PMneutral
Lābha14:182:18 PM–15:463:46 PMgood
Amṛta15:463:46 PM–17:145:14 PMgood
Kāla17:145:14 PM–18:426:42 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:426:42 PM–20:148:14 PMgood
Udvega20:148:14 PM–21:469:46 PMavoid
Śubha21:469:46 PM–23:1811:18 PMgood
Amṛta23:1811:18 PM–24:5012:50+1 AMgood
Cara24:5012:50+1 AM–26:222:22+1 AMneutral
Roga26:222:22+1 AM–27:543:54+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:543:54+1 AM–29:265:26+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:265:26+1 AM–30:576:57+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:576:57 AM to 30:576:57+1 AM

06:576:57 AM sunrise18:426:42 PM sunsetsunrise 30:576:57+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Navamīuntil 29:105:10+1 AM
Daśamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 19:037:03 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 12:2212:22 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 18:076:07 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:105:10+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:539:53 AM–11:2211:22 AM
Abhijit 12:2612:26 PM–13:131:13 PM
Pradoṣa 18:426:42 PM–20:208:20 PM
Niśītha 24:2612:26+1 AM–25:141:14+1 AM

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunriseNavamī holds. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:2211:22 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:131:13 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 45 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:208:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:141:14+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DaśamīTithi: Navamī ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Navamī29:10 05:105:10 AM SunDaśamī
NakṣatraAśvinī19:037:03 PMBharaṇī
YogaSiddha12:2212:22 PMSādhya
KaraṇaBālava18:076:07 PMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra30:57 06:576:57 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 093
Day length
11 h 45 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
13:161:16 PM
Moonset
25:471:47+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:195:19 AM06:576:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:195:19 AM06:086:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:445:44 AM06:576:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:576:57 AM09:189:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:576:57 AM08:258:25 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:576:57 AM07:447:44 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:447:44 AM08:318:31 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:189:18 AM11:3911:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:539:53 AM11:2211:22 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:0612:06 PM13:391:39 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2612:26 PM13:141:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2612:26 PM13:131:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:002:00 PM16:214:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:182:18 PM15:463:46 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:472:47 PM15:343:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:113:11 PM16:444:44 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:214:21 PM18:426:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:426:42 PM20:208:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:426:42 PM19:077:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:426:42 PM19:567:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2612:26+1 AM25:141:14+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:064:06+1 AM29:365:36+1 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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