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Tuesday 14 January 1997 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 20:118:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:046:04 PM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

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

AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate

At sunrise

07:217:21 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:046:04 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 56 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 69° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 32% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 69° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:216:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:217:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3111:31 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:191:19 PM–13:541:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:174:17 PM–16:474:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:174:17 PM–17:485:48 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:458:45 PM–22:1610:16 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:089:08 AM–09:449:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:359:35 AM–10:4210:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:3911:39 AM–13:101:10 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:4911:49 AM–12:5612:56 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:032:03 PM–15:103:10 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:1910:19 PM–23:1911:19 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

Roga07:217:21 AM–08:288:28 AMavoid
Udvega08:288:28 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Cara09:359:35 AM–10:4210:42 AMneutral
Lābha10:4210:42 AM–11:4911:49 AMgood
Amṛta11:4911:49 AM–12:5612:56 PMgood
Kāla12:5612:56 PM–14:032:03 PMavoid
Śubha14:032:03 PM–15:103:10 PMgood
Roga15:103:10 PM–16:174:17 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:174:17 PM–18:106:10 PMavoid
Lābha18:106:10 PM–20:038:03 PMgood
Udvega20:038:03 PM–21:569:56 PMavoid
Śubha21:569:56 PM–23:4911:49 PMgood
Amṛta23:4911:49 PM–25:421:42 AM+1good
Cara25:421:42 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1neutral
Roga27:353:35 AM+1–29:285:28 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:285:28 AM+1–31:217:21 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:217:21 AM to 31:217:21 AM+1

07:217:21 AM sunrise16:174:17 PM sunsetsunrise 31:217:21 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 18:046:04 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 25:171:17 AM+1
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 18:426:42 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 18:046:04 PM
Garauntil 29:145:14 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3111:31 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:032:03 PM–15:103:10 PM
Pradoṣa 16:174:17 PM–18:186:18 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:103:10 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 8 h 56 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:186:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  7. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  8. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī18:046:04 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā25:17 01:171:17 AM WedRevatī
YogaParigha18:426:42 PMŚiva
KaraṇaTaitila18:046:04 PMGara
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:21 07:217:21 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 997
Day length
8 h 56 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
10:1210:12 AM
Moonset
22:4810:48 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM07:217:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:216:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:217:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:217:21 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:089:08 AM09:449:44 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:359:35 AM10:4210:42 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:3911:39 AM13:101:10 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4911:49 AM12:5612:56 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4312:43 PM14:302:30 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:191:19 PM13:541:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:032:03 PM15:103:10 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:302:30 PM16:174:17 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:174:17 PM18:186:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:174:17 PM16:474:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:174:17 PM17:485:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:458:45 PM22:1610:16 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:1910:19 PM23:1911:19 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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