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Monday 6 January 2014 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 02:302:30 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:4612:46 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:497:49 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:598:59 AM

Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.

Noon

12:3312:33 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3312:33 PM
At noon, 12:3312:33 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 65° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 29% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 65° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:535:53 AM–06:516:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:226:22 AM–07:497:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1412:14 PM–12:5112:51 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:072:07 PM–14:452:45 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:343:34 PM–17:055:05 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:165:16 PM–17:455:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:165:16 PM–18:436:43 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla09:009:00 AM–10:1110:11 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2211:22 AM–12:3312:33 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5112:51 PM–13:291:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:431:43 PM–14:542:54 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:452:45 PM–15:233:23 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

Amṛta07:497:49 AM–09:009:00 AMgood
Kāla09:009:00 AM–10:1110:11 AMavoid
Śubha10:1110:11 AM–11:2211:22 AMgood
Roga11:2211:22 AM–12:3312:33 PMavoid
Udvega12:3312:33 PM–13:431:43 PMavoid
Cara13:431:43 PM–14:542:54 PMneutral
Lābha14:542:54 PM–16:054:05 PMgood
Amṛta16:054:05 PM–17:165:16 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:165:16 PM–19:057:05 PMneutral
Roga19:057:05 PM–20:548:54 PMavoid
Kāla20:548:54 PM–22:4310:43 PMavoid
Lābha22:4310:43 PM–24:3312:33 AM+1good
Udvega24:3312:33 AM+1–26:222:22 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:222:22 AM+1–28:114:11 AM+1good
Amṛta28:114:11 AM+1–30:006:00 AM+1good
Cara30:006:00 AM+1–31:497:49 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:497:49 AM to 31:497:49 AM+1

07:497:49 AM sunrise17:165:16 PM sunsetsunrise 31:497:49 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 24:4612:46 AM+1
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 23:1111:11 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 08:598:59 AM
Varīyānuntil 30:326:32 AM+1
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 13:321:32 PM
Taitilauntil 24:4612:46 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:009:00 AM–10:1110:11 AM
Abhijit 12:1412:14 PM–12:5112:51 PM
Pradoṣa 17:165:16 PM–19:127:12 PM
Niśītha 24:0912:09 AM+1–24:5712:57 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:1110:11 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5112:51 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:127:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5712:57 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī24:46 00:4612:46 AM TueSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā23:1111:11 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVyatīpāta08:598:59 AMVarīyān
KaraṇaKaulava13:321:32 PMTaitila
VāraSomavāra31:49 07:497:49 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2070
Śaka
1935
Kali
5114
Ahargaṇa
1 868 198
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
10:4710:47 AM
Moonset
23:1211:12 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:535:53 AM07:497:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:535:53 AM06:516:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:226:22 AM07:497:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:497:49 AM09:439:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:009:00 AM10:1110:11 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:439:43 AM11:3611:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2211:22 AM12:3312:33 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0912:09 PM12:5712:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1412:14 PM12:5112:51 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5112:51 PM13:291:29 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:291:29 PM15:233:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:431:43 PM14:542:54 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:072:07 PM14:452:45 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:452:45 PM15:233:23 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:233:23 PM17:165:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:343:34 PM17:055:05 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:165:16 PM19:127:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:165:16 PM17:455:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:165:16 PM18:436:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0912:09 AM+124:5712:57 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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