12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
January 2016 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Friday 15 January 2016 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 19:317:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:275:27 PM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

The Sun enters Makara after the sunset before this day. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:226:22 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:296:29 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

11:4311:43 AM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4311:43 AM
At noon, 11:4311:43 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 69° ahead of it, in Uttara 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 muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:226:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–12:0512:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:301:30 PM–14:132:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:055:05 PM–17:315:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:055:05 PM–18:246:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:317:31 PM–21:029:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:427:42 AM–09:029:02 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:308:30 AM–09:139:13 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:2310:23 AM–11:4311:43 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:2810:28 AM–11:5911:59 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:0512:05 PM–12:4712:47 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:242:24 PM–15:443:44 PMYama’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

Cara06:226:22 AM–07:427:42 AMneutral
Lābha07:427:42 AM–09:029:02 AMgood
Amṛta09:029:02 AM–10:2310:23 AMgood
Kāla10:2310:23 AM–11:4311:43 AMavoid
Śubha11:4311:43 AM–13:041:04 PMgood
Roga13:041:04 PM–14:242:24 PMavoid
Udvega14:242:24 PM–15:443:44 PMavoid
Cara15:443:44 PM–17:055:05 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:055:05 PM–18:446:44 PMavoid
Kāla18:446:44 PM–20:248:24 PMavoid
Lābha20:248:24 PM–22:0410:04 PMgood
Udvega22:0410:04 PM–23:4311:43 PMavoid
Śubha23:4311:43 PM–25:231:23 AM+1good
Amṛta25:231:23 AM+1–27:023:02 AM+1good
Cara27:023:02 AM+1–28:424:42 AM+1neutral
Roga28:424:42 AM+1–30:216:21 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:226:22 AM to 30:216:21 AM+1

06:226:22 AM sunrise17:055:05 PM sunsetsunrise 30:216:21 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 17:275:27 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 24:0312:03 AM+1
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 17:055:05 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 06:296:29 AM
Taitilauntil 17:275:27 PM
Garauntil 28:264:26 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:2310:23 AM–11:4311:43 AM
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–12:0512:05 PM
Pradoṣa 17:055:05 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:1911:19 PM–24:0712:07 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:4311:43 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0512:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 43 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0712:07 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  13. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī17:275:27 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā24:03 00:0312:03 AM SatRevatī
YogaParigha17:055:05 PMŚiva
KaraṇaKaulava06:296:29 AMTaitila
VāraŚukravāra30:21 06:216:21 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 937
Day length
10 h 43 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
10:0910:09 AM
Moonset
22:3710:37 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM06:226:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM06:226:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:226:22 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:427:42 AM09:029:02 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:3910:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:308:30 AM09:139:13 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:2310:23 AM11:4311:43 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:2810:28 AM11:5911:59 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1911:19 AM12:0712:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM12:0512:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0512:05 PM12:4712:47 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4712:47 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:301:30 PM14:132:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:242:24 PM15:443:44 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:562:56 PM17:055:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:055:05 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:055:05 PM17:315:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:055:05 PM18:246:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:317:31 PM21:029:02 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1911:19 PM24:0712:07 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 24°04′52″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
25°17′ N 51°32′ E · GeoNames 290030
‹ Thu 14 JanTodaySat 16 Jan ›