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Monday 1 January 2001 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 12:2312:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:292:29 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:526:52 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:292:29 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:4412:44 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4412:44 PM
At noon, 12:4412:44 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 71° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 34% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 71° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:036:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:395:39 AM–06:526:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2112:21 PM–13:081:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:581:58 PM–15:433:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:412:41 PM–15:283:28 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:366:36 PM–19:007:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:366:36 PM–19:507:50 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:208:20 AM–09:489:48 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1611:16 AM–12:4412:44 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:081:08 PM–13:551:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:122:12 PM–15:403:40 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:283:28 PM–16:154:15 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Amṛta06:526:52 AM–08:208:20 AMgood
Kāla08:208:20 AM–09:489:48 AMavoid
Śubha09:489:48 AM–11:1611:16 AMgood
Roga11:1611:16 AM–12:4412:44 PMavoid
Udvega12:4412:44 PM–14:122:12 PMavoid
Cara14:122:12 PM–15:403:40 PMneutral
Lābha15:403:40 PM–17:085:08 PMgood
Amṛta17:085:08 PM–18:366:36 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:366:36 PM–20:088:08 PMneutral
Roga20:088:08 PM–21:409:40 PMavoid
Kāla21:409:40 PM–23:1211:12 PMavoid
Lābha23:1211:12 PM–24:4412:44+1 AMgood
Udvega24:4412:44+1 AM–26:172:17+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:172:17+1 AM–27:493:49+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:493:49+1 AM–29:215:21+1 AMgood
Cara29:215:21+1 AM–30:536:53+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:526:52 AM to 30:536:53+1 AM

06:526:52 AM sunrise18:366:36 PM sunsetsunrise 30:536:53+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 14:292:29 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 22:4610:46 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 15:143:14 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 14:292:29 PM
Garauntil 27:203:20+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:208:20 AM–09:489:48 AM
Abhijit 12:2112:21 PM–13:081:08 PM
Pradoṣa 18:366:36 PM–20:148:14 PM
Niśītha 24:2012:20+1 AM–25:081:08+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. SunriseṢaṣṭhī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:489:48 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:081:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:148:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:081:08+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī14:292:29 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā22:4610:46 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVyatīpāta15:143:14 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaTaitila14:292:29 PMGara
VāraSomavāra30:53 06:536:53 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 445
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:3911:39 AM
Moonset
23:5011:50 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM06:526:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:036:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:395:39 AM06:526:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:526:52 AM09:139:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:208:20 AM09:489:48 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:139:13 AM11:3411:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1611:16 AM12:4412:44 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2012:20 PM13:081:08 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2112:21 PM13:081:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:081:08 PM13:551:55 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:551:55 PM16:154:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:581:58 PM15:433:43 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:122:12 PM15:403:40 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:412:41 PM15:283:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:283:28 PM16:154:15 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:154:15 PM18:366:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:366:36 PM20:148:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:366:36 PM19:007:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:366:36 PM19:507:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2012:20+1 AM25:081:08+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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