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January 2001 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 15 January 2001 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 10:0010:00 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:058:05 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:576:57 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:058:05 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

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 254° ahead of it, in Hasta, 63% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 254° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:195:19 AM–06:086:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:445:44 AM–06:576:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2712:27 PM–13:141:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:482:48 PM–15:353:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:436:43 PM–19:077:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:436:43 PM–19:567:56 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:108:10 PM–21:449:44 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:258:25 AM–09:549:54 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:5210:52 AM–12:2512:25 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2211:22 AM–12:5012:50 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:141:14 PM–14:012:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:182:18 PM–15:463:46 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:353:35 PM–16:224:22 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

Amṛta06:576:57 AM–08:258:25 AMgood
Kāla08:258:25 AM–09:549:54 AMavoid
Śubha09:549:54 AM–11:2211:22 AMgood
Roga11:2211:22 AM–12:5012:50 PMavoid
Udvega12:5012:50 PM–14:182:18 PMavoid
Cara14:182:18 PM–15:463:46 PMneutral
Lābha15:463:46 PM–17:155:15 PMgood
Amṛta17:155:15 PM–18:436:43 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:436:43 PM–20:158:15 PMneutral
Roga20:158:15 PM–21:469:46 PMavoid
Kāla21:469:46 PM–23:1811:18 PMavoid
Lābha23:1811:18 PM–24:5012:50+1 AMgood
Udvega24:5012:50+1 AM–26:222:22+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:222:22+1 AM–27:543:54+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:543:54+1 AM–29:265:26+1 AMgood
Cara29:265:26+1 AM–30:586:58+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:576:57 AM to 30:586:58+1 AM

06:576:57 AM sunrise18:436:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:586:58+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 08:058:05 AM
Saptamīuntil 30:546:54+1 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 26:002:00+1 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 17:275:27 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 08:058:05 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 19:247:24 PM
Bavauntil 30:546:54+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:258:25 AM–09:549:54 AM
Abhijit 12:2712:27 PM–13:141:14 PM
Pradoṣa 18:436:43 PM–20:218:21 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. SunriseṢaṣṭhī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:549:54 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:141:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 45 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:218:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:141:14+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  12. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  13. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  14. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī08:058:05 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraHasta26:00 02:002:00 AM TueCitrā
YogaAtigaṇḍa17:275:27 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaVaṇija08:058:05 AMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra30:58 06:586:58 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 459
Day length
11 h 45 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:1012:10+1 AM
Moonset
11:4211:42 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
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:258:25 AM09:549:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:189:18 AM11:3911:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5210:52 AM12:2512:25 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2211:22 AM12:5012:50 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2612:26 PM13:141:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2712:27 PM13:141:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:141:14 PM14:012:01 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:012:01 PM16:224:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:182:18 PM15:463:46 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:482:48 PM15:353:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:353:35 PM16:224:22 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:224:22 PM18:436:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:436:43 PM20:218:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:436:43 PM19:077:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:436:43 PM19:567:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:108:10 PM21:449:44 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2612:26+1 AM25:141:14+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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