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Thursday 17 January 2013 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 15:023:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:183:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:286:28 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:183:18 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 71° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 33% 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 muhūrta04:504:50 AM–05:395:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:145:14 AM–06:286:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:4412:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:4212:42 PM–14:222:22 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:182:18 PM–15:053:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:146:14 PM–18:386:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:146:14 PM–19:277:27 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:286:28 AM–07:567:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:249:24 AM–10:5310:53 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2310:23 AM–11:1011:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:491:49 PM–15:173:17 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:053:05 PM–15:523:52 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

Śubha06:286:28 AM–07:567:56 AMgood
Roga07:567:56 AM–09:249:24 AMavoid
Udvega09:249:24 AM–10:5310:53 AMavoid
Cara10:5310:53 AM–12:2112:21 PMneutral
Lābha12:2112:21 PM–13:491:49 PMgood
Amṛta13:491:49 PM–15:173:17 PMgood
Kāla15:173:17 PM–16:454:45 PMavoid
Śubha16:454:45 PM–18:146:14 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:146:14 PM–19:457:45 PMgood
Cara19:457:45 PM–21:179:17 PMneutral
Roga21:179:17 PM–22:4910:49 PMavoid
Kāla22:4910:49 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2112:21 AM+1–25:531:53 AM+1good
Udvega25:531:53 AM+1–27:243:24 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:243:24 AM+1–28:564:56 AM+1good
Amṛta28:564:56 AM+1–30:286:28 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:286:28 AM to 30:286:28 AM+1

06:286:28 AM sunrise18:146:14 PM sunsetsunrise 30:286:28 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 15:183:18 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 17:415:41 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 29:095:09 AM+1
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 15:183:18 PM
Garauntil 27:453:45 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:4412:44 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:491:49 PM–15:173:17 PM
Pradoṣa 18:146:14 PM–19:527:52 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45 AM+1

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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4412:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:173:17 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 46 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:527:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī15:183:18 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā17:415:41 PMRevatī
YogaŚiva29:09 05:095:09 AM FriSiddha
KaraṇaTaitila15:183:18 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra30:28 06:286:28 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 844
Day length
11 h 46 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
10:4210:42 AM
Moonset
23:0911:09 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:504:50 AM06:286:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:504:50 AM05:395:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:145:14 AM06:286:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:286:28 AM08:498:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:286:28 AM07:567:56 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:498:49 AM11:1011:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:249:24 AM10:5310:53 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2310:23 AM11:1011:10 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:4212:42 PM14:222:22 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM15:523:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:491:49 PM15:173:17 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:182:18 PM15:053:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:053:05 PM15:523:52 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:523:52 PM18:146:14 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:146:14 PM19:527:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:146:14 PM18:386:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:146:14 PM19:277:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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