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Sunday 5 January 2025 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 00:3212:32 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:4610:46 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:507:50 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0210:02 AM

Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.

Noon

12:3212:32 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3212:32 PM
At noon, 12:3212:32 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 66° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 30% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 66° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:535:53 AM–06:516:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:226:22 AM–07:507:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1312:13 PM–12:5112:51 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:072:07 PM–14:442:44 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:103:10 PM–16:414:41 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:155:15 PM–17:445:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:155:15 PM–18:436:43 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:3212:32 PM–13:431:43 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:542:54 PM–16:044:04 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:004:00 PM–16:374:37 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:044:04 PM–17:155:15 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega07:507:50 AM–09:009:00 AMavoid
Cara09:009:00 AM–10:1110:11 AMneutral
Lābha10:1110:11 AM–11:2211:22 AMgood
Amṛta11:2211:22 AM–12:3212:32 PMgood
Kāla12:3212:32 PM–13:431:43 PMavoid
Śubha13:431:43 PM–14:542:54 PMgood
Roga14:542:54 PM–16:044:04 PMavoid
Udvega16:044:04 PM–17:155:15 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:155:15 PM–19:047:04 PMgood
Amṛta19:047:04 PM–20:548:54 PMgood
Cara20:548:54 PM–22:4310:43 PMneutral
Roga22:4310:43 PM–24:3212:32+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:3212:32+1 AM–26:222:22+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:222:22+1 AM–28:114:11+1 AMgood
Udvega28:114:11+1 AM–30:006:00+1 AMavoid
Śubha30:006:00+1 AM–31:497:49+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:507:50 AM to 31:497:49+1 AM

07:507:50 AM sunrise17:155:15 PM sunsetsunrise 31:497:49+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 22:4610:46 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 22:4810:48 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 10:0210:02 AM
Varīyānuntil 31:217:21+1 AM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:4011:40 AM
Taitilauntil 22:4610:46 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1312:13 PM–12:5112:51 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:044:04 PM–17:155:15 PM
Pradoṣa 17:155:15 PM–19:127:12 PM
Niśītha 24:0812:08+1 AM–24:5612:56+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5112:51 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:155:15 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:127:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5612:56+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  13. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī22:4610:46 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā22:4810:48 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVyatīpāta10:0210:02 AMVarīyān
KaraṇaKaulava11:4011:40 AMTaitila
VāraRavivāra31:49 07:497:49 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 215
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:1211:12 AM
Moonset
23:1111:11 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:535:53 AM07:507:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:535:53 AM06:516:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:226:22 AM07:507:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:507:50 AM09:439:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:439:43 AM11:3611:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0812:08 PM12:5612:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1312:13 PM12:5112:51 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:3212:32 PM13:431:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:291:29 PM15:223:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:072:07 PM14:442:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:542:54 PM16:044:04 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:103:10 PM16:414:41 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:223:22 PM17:155:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:004:00 PM16:374:37 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:044:04 PM17:155:15 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk17:155:15 PM19:127:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:155:15 PM17:445:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:155:15 PM18:436:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0812:08+1 AM24:5612:56+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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