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Sunday 15 January 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 09:589:58 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:068:06 AM.

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

07:487:48 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:068:06 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:3612:36 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3612:36 PM
At noon, 12:3612:36 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 muhūrta05:535:53 AM–06:506:50 AM
  • Abhijit12:1712:17 PM–12:5512:55 PM
  • Vijaya14:122:12 PM–14:512:51 PM
  • Godhūli17:245:24 PM–17:535:53 PM
  • Amṛta kāla21:249:24 PM–22:5510:55 PM

Avoid

  • Varjya12:1912:19 PM–13:491:49 PM
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:3612:36 PM–13:481:48 PM
  • Gulika15:003:00 PM–16:124:12 PM
  • Durmuhūrta16:084:08 PM–16:464:46 PM
  • Rāhu kāla16:124:12 PM–17:245:24 PM

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

Udvega07:487:48 AM–09:009:00 AMavoid
Cara09:009:00 AM–10:1210:12 AMneutral
Lābha10:1210:12 AM–11:2411:24 AMgood
Amṛta11:2411:24 AM–12:3612:36 PMgood
Kāla12:3612:36 PM–13:481:48 PMavoid
Śubha13:481:48 PM–15:003:00 PMgood
Roga15:003:00 PM–16:124:12 PMavoid
Udvega16:124:12 PM–17:245:24 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:245:24 PM–19:127:12 PMgood
Amṛta19:127:12 PM–21:009:00 PMgood
Cara21:009:00 PM–22:4810:48 PMneutral
Roga22:4810:48 PM–24:3612:36 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:3612:36 AM+1–26:242:24 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:242:24 AM+1–28:124:12 AM+1good
Udvega28:124:12 AM+1–30:006:00 AM+1avoid
Śubha30:006:00 AM+1–31:477:47 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:487:48 AM to 31:477:47 AM+1

07:487:48 AM sunrise17:245:24 PM sunsetsunrise 31:477:47 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 08:068:06 AM
Saptamīuntil 30:086:08 AM+1
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 27:053:05 AM+1
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 20:128:12 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 08:068:06 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 19:087:08 PM
Bavauntil 30:086:08 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1712:17 PM–12:5512:55 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:124:12 PM–17:245:24 PM
Pradoṣa 17:245:24 PM–19:197:19 PM
Niśītha 24:1212:12 AM+1–25:001:00 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5512:55 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:245:24 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 37 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:197:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:001:00 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  12. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  13. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  14. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī08:068:06 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraHasta27:05 03:053:05 AM MonCitrā
YogaAtigaṇḍa20:128:12 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaVaṇija08:068:06 AMViṣṭi
VāraRavivāra31:47 07:477:47 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2068
Śaka
1933
Kali
5112
Ahargaṇa
1 867 476
Day length
9 h 37 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:1712:17 AM+1
Moonset
10:4410:44 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:535:53 AM07:487:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:535:53 AM06:506:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā06:216:21 AM07:487:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:487:48 AM09:439:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgava09:439:43 AM11:3811:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhna12:1212:12 PM13:001:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit12:1712:17 PM12:5512:55 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjya12:1912:19 PM13:491:49 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Yamagaṇḍa12:3612:36 PM13:481:48 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇa13:341:34 PM15:293:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijaya14:122:12 PM14:512:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika15:003:00 PM16:124:12 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhna15:293:29 PM17:245:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta16:084:08 PM16:464:46 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla16:124:12 PM17:245:24 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣa17:245:24 PM19:197:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli17:245:24 PM17:535:53 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:245:24 PM18:516:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kāla21:249:24 PM22:5510:55 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśītha24:1212:12 AM+125:001:00 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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