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Monday 5 January 1987 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 14:442:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:371:37 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:216:21 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:371:37 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

11:3911:39 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3911:39 AM
At noon, 11:3911:39 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 71° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 34% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 71° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:344:34 AM–05:275:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:005:00 AM–06:216:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:366:36 AM–08:108:10 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:1811:18 AM–12:0012:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:251:25 PM–14:082:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:584:58 PM–17:245:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:584:58 PM–18:186:18 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:407:40 AM–09:009:00 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2010:20 AM–11:3911:39 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0012:00 PM–12:4312:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:5912:59 PM–14:182:18 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:082:08 PM–14:502:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya24:1212:12+1 AM–25:501:50+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

Amṛta06:216:21 AM–07:407:40 AMgood
Kāla07:407:40 AM–09:009:00 AMavoid
Śubha09:009:00 AM–10:2010:20 AMgood
Roga10:2010:20 AM–11:3911:39 AMavoid
Udvega11:3911:39 AM–12:5912:59 PMavoid
Cara12:5912:59 PM–14:182:18 PMneutral
Lābha14:182:18 PM–15:383:38 PMgood
Amṛta15:383:38 PM–16:584:58 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:584:58 PM–18:386:38 PMneutral
Roga18:386:38 PM–20:188:18 PMavoid
Kāla20:188:18 PM–21:599:59 PMavoid
Lābha21:599:59 PM–23:3911:39 PMgood
Udvega23:3911:39 PM–25:201:20+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:201:20+1 AM–27:003:00+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:003:00+1 AM–28:404:40+1 AMgood
Cara28:404:40+1 AM–30:216:21+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:216:21 AM to 30:216:21+1 AM

06:216:21 AM sunrise16:584:58 PM sunsetsunrise 30:216:21+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 13:371:37 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 14:272:27 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 24:0712:07+1 AM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 13:371:37 PM
Garauntil 25:241:24+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:407:40 AM–09:009:00 AM
Abhijit 11:1811:18 AM–12:0012:00 PM
Pradoṣa 16:584:58 PM–18:456:45 PM
Niśītha 23:1511:15 PM–24:0312:03+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:009:00 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0012:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 37 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:456:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0312:03+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī13:371:37 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā14:272:27 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVarīyān24:07 00:0712:07 AM TueParigha
KaraṇaTaitila13:371:37 PMGara
VāraSomavāra30:21 06:216:21 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2043
Śaka
1908
Kali
5087
Ahargaṇa
1 858 335
Day length
10 h 37 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
10:2910:29 AM
Moonset
22:3910:39 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:344:34 AM06:216:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:344:34 AM05:275:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:005:00 AM06:216:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:216:21 AM08:288:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:366:36 AM08:108:10 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:407:40 AM09:009:00 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:288:28 AM10:3510:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2010:20 AM11:3911:39 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1511:15 AM12:0312:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1811:18 AM12:0012:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:4312:43 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4312:43 PM14:502:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5912:59 PM14:182:18 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:251:25 PM14:082:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:082:08 PM14:502:50 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:502:50 PM16:584:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:584:58 PM18:456:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:584:58 PM17:245:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:584:58 PM18:186:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1511:15 PM24:0312:03+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:1212:12+1 AM25:501:50+1 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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