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Monday 3 January 2028 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 16:104:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:436:43 PM.

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

15:043:04 PM

Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.

Noon

12:3112:31 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3112:31 PM
At noon, 12:3112:31 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 69° ahead of it, in Pūrva 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 muhūrta05:525:52 AM–06:516:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:226:22 AM–07:497:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1212:12 PM–12:5012:50 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:052:05 PM–14:422:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:483:48 PM–17:365:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:135:13 PM–17:425:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:135:13 PM–18:406:40 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla09:009:00 AM–10:1010:10 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2111:21 AM–12:3112:31 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5012:50 PM–13:271:27 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:411:41 PM–14:522:52 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:422:42 PM–15:203:20 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–10:1010:10 AMavoid
Śubha10:1010:10 AM–11:2111:21 AMgood
Roga11:2111:21 AM–12:3112:31 PMavoid
Udvega12:3112:31 PM–13:411:41 PMavoid
Cara13:411:41 PM–14:522:52 PMneutral
Lābha14:522:52 PM–16:024:02 PMgood
Amṛta16:024:02 PM–17:135:13 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:135:13 PM–19:027:02 PMneutral
Roga19:027:02 PM–20:528:52 PMavoid
Kāla20:528:52 PM–22:4110:41 PMavoid
Lābha22:4110:41 PM–24:3112:31 AM+1good
Udvega24:3112:31 AM+1–26:212:21 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:212:21 AM+1–28:104:10 AM+1good
Amṛta28:104:10 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 sunrise17:135:13 PM sunsetsunrise 31:497:49 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 18:436:43 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 24:4612:46 AM+1
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 15:043:04 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 18:436:43 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:009:00 AM–10:1010:10 AM
Abhijit 12:1212:12 PM–12:5012:50 PM
Pradoṣa 17:135:13 PM–19:107:10 PM
Niśītha 24:0712:07 AM+1–24:5512:55 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. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:1010:10 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5012:50 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 23 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:107:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5512:55 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī18:436:43 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā24:46 00:4612:46 AM TueUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVyatīpāta15:043:04 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaTaitila18:436:43 PMGara
VāraSomavāra31:49 07:497:49 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2084
Śaka
1949
Kali
5128
Ahargaṇa
1 873 308
Day length
9 h 23 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:0011:00 AM
Moonset
23:2511:25 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:525:52 AM07:497:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:525:52 AM06:516:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:226:22 AM07:497:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:497:49 AM09:429:42 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:009:00 AM10:1010:10 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:429:42 AM11:3511:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2111:21 AM12:3112:31 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0712:07 PM12:5512:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1212:12 PM12:5012:50 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5012:50 PM13:271:27 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:271:27 PM15:203:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:411:41 PM14:522:52 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:052:05 PM14:422:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:422:42 PM15:203:20 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:203:20 PM17:135:13 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:483:48 PM17:365:36 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:135:13 PM19:107:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:135:13 PM17:425:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:135:13 PM18:406:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0712:07 AM+124:5512:55 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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