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Thursday 24 December 1998 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 04:244:24 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:423:42+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:176:17 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3110:31 AM

Vajra gives way to Siddhi.

Noon

11:3311:33 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3311:33 AM
At noon, 11:3311:33 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 64° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 28% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 64° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:294:29 AM–05:235:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:564:56 AM–06:176:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1211:12 AM–11:5411:54 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:191:19 PM–14:012:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:504:50 PM–17:175:17 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:504:50 PM–18:116:11 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:266:26 PM–20:028:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:176:17 AM–07:367:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:518:51 AM–10:2710:27 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika08:558:55 AM–10:1410:14 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:489:48 AM–10:3010:30 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5212:52 PM–14:122:12 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:012:01 PM–14:432:43 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

Śubha06:176:17 AM–07:367:36 AMgood
Roga07:367:36 AM–08:558:55 AMavoid
Udvega08:558:55 AM–10:1410:14 AMavoid
Cara10:1410:14 AM–11:3311:33 AMneutral
Lābha11:3311:33 AM–12:5212:52 PMgood
Amṛta12:5212:52 PM–14:122:12 PMgood
Kāla14:122:12 PM–15:313:31 PMavoid
Śubha15:313:31 PM–16:504:50 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:504:50 PM–18:316:31 PMgood
Cara18:316:31 PM–20:128:12 PMneutral
Roga20:128:12 PM–21:539:53 PMavoid
Kāla21:539:53 PM–23:3411:34 PMavoid
Lābha23:3411:34 PM–25:141:14+1 AMgood
Udvega25:141:14+1 AM–26:552:55+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:552:55+1 AM–28:364:36+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:364:36+1 AM–30:176:17+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:176:17 AM to 30:176:17+1 AM

06:176:17 AM sunrise16:504:50 PM sunsetsunrise 30:176:17+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 27:423:42+1 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 25:381:38+1 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 10:3110:31 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 16:064:06 PM
Taitilauntil 27:423:42+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1211:12 AM–11:5411:54 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:5212:52 PM–14:122:12 PM
Pradoṣa 16:504:50 PM–18:386:38 PM
Niśītha 23:1011:10 PM–23:5811:58 PM

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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5411:54 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:122:12 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:386:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5811:58 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  10. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī27:42 03:423:42 AM FriSaptamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā25:38 01:381:38 AM FriPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra10:3110:31 AMSiddhi
KaraṇaKaulava16:064:06 PMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra30:17 06:176:17 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 706
Day length
10 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
10:1610:16 AM
Moonset
21:589:58 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:294:29 AM06:176:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:294:29 AM05:235:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:564:56 AM06:176:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:176:17 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:176:17 AM07:367:36 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:3010:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:518:51 AM10:2710:27 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:558:55 AM10:1410:14 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:489:48 AM10:3010:30 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0911:09 AM11:5711:57 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1211:12 AM11:5411:54 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3712:37 PM14:432:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5212:52 PM14:122:12 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:191:19 PM14:012:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:012:01 PM14:432:43 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:432:43 PM16:504:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:504:50 PM18:386:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:504:50 PM17:175:17 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:504:50 PM18:116:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:266:26 PM20:028:02 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1011:10 PM23:5811:58 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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