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January 1960 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 20 January 1960 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 12:4712:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:2812:28 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:467:46 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:2812:28 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:3812:38 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3812:38 PM
At noon, 12:3812:38 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 252° ahead of it, in Hasta, 65% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 252° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:525:52 AM–06:496:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:206:20 AM–07:467:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:152:15 PM–14:542:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:214:21 PM–17:575:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:305:30 PM–17:585:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:305:30 PM–18:556:55 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:598:59 AM–10:1210:12 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:2511:25 AM–12:3812:38 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1812:18 PM–12:5712:57 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3812:38 PM–13:511:51 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya30:136:13+1 AM–31:477:47+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

Lābha07:467:46 AM–08:598:59 AMgood
Amṛta08:598:59 AM–10:1210:12 AMgood
Kāla10:1210:12 AM–11:2511:25 AMavoid
Śubha11:2511:25 AM–12:3812:38 PMgood
Roga12:3812:38 PM–13:511:51 PMavoid
Udvega13:511:51 PM–15:043:04 PMavoid
Cara15:043:04 PM–16:174:17 PMneutral
Lābha16:174:17 PM–17:305:30 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:305:30 PM–19:177:17 PMavoid
Śubha19:177:17 PM–21:049:04 PMgood
Amṛta21:049:04 PM–22:5110:51 PMgood
Cara22:5110:51 PM–24:3812:38+1 AMneutral
Roga24:3812:38+1 AM–26:242:24+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:242:24+1 AM–28:114:11+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:114:11+1 AM–29:585:58+1 AMgood
Udvega29:585:58+1 AM–31:457:45+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:467:46 AM to 31:457:45+1 AM

07:467:46 AM sunrise17:305:30 PM sunsetsunrise 31:457:45+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 12:2812:28 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 22:2210:22 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 28:364:36+1 AM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 12:2812:28 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 24:0712:07+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:3812:38 PM–13:511:51 PM
Pradoṣa 17:305:30 PM–19:247:24 PM
Niśītha 24:1412:14+1 AM–25:021:02+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:511:51 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:247:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:021:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī12:2812:28 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraHasta22:2210:22 PMCitrā
YogaSukarmā28:36 04:364:36 AM ThuDhṛti
KaraṇaVaṇija12:2812:28 PMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra31:45 07:457:45 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2016
Śaka
1881
Kali
5060
Ahargaṇa
1 848 488
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
23:5811:58 PM
Moonset
11:0011:00 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:525:52 AM07:467:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:525:52 AM06:496:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:206:20 AM07:467:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:467:46 AM09:439:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:598:59 AM10:1210:12 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:439:43 AM11:3911:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2511:25 AM12:3812:38 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1412:14 PM13:021:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1812:18 PM12:5712:57 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3812:38 PM13:511:51 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM15:333:33 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:152:15 PM14:542:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:333:33 PM17:305:30 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:214:21 PM17:575:57 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:305:30 PM19:247:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:305:30 PM17:585:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:305:30 PM18:556:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1412:14+1 AM25:021:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:136:13+1 AM31:477:47+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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