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Thursday 16 January 2020 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 09:419:41 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:127:12 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:216:21 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:127:12 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

11:4311:43 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4311:43 AM
At noon, 11:4311:43 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 254° ahead of it, in Hasta, 63% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 254° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:216:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–12:0512:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:311:31 PM–14:142:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:065:06 PM–17:325:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:065:06 PM–18:256:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:256:25 PM–19:547:54 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:216:21 AM–07:427:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:029:02 AM–10:2310:23 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:279:27 AM–10:5710:57 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:569:56 AM–10:3910:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:041:04 PM–14:252:25 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:142:14 PM–14:572:57 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

Śubha06:216:21 AM–07:427:42 AMgood
Roga07:427:42 AM–09:029:02 AMavoid
Udvega09:029:02 AM–10:2310:23 AMavoid
Cara10:2310:23 AM–11:4311:43 AMneutral
Lābha11:4311:43 AM–13:041:04 PMgood
Amṛta13:041:04 PM–14:252:25 PMgood
Kāla14:252:25 PM–15:453:45 PMavoid
Śubha15:453:45 PM–17:065:06 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:065:06 PM–18:456:45 PMgood
Cara18:456:45 PM–20:248:24 PMneutral
Roga20:248:24 PM–22:0410:04 PMavoid
Kāla22:0410:04 PM–23:4311:43 PMavoid
Lābha23:4311:43 PM–25:231:23 AM+1good
Udvega25:231:23 AM+1–27:023:02 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:023:02 AM+1–28:424:42 AM+1good
Amṛta28:424:42 AM+1–30:216:21 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:216:21 AM sunrise17:065:06 PM sunsetsunrise 30:216:21 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 07:127:12 AM
Saptamīuntil 28:584:58 AM+1
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 24:0112:01 AM+1
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 15:323:32 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 07:127:12 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 18:036:03 PM
Bavauntil 28:584:58 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–12:0512:05 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:041:04 PM–14:252:25 PM
Pradoṣa 17:065:06 PM–18:526:52 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0512:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:252:25 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:526:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0712:07 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  12. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  13. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  14. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī07:127:12 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraHasta24:01 00:0112:01 AM FriCitrā
YogaAtigaṇḍa15:323:32 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaVaṇija07:127:12 AMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra30:21 06:216:21 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2076
Śaka
1941
Kali
5120
Ahargaṇa
1 870 399
Day length
10 h 44 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
23:0711:07 PM
Moonset
10:3610:36 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM06:216:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM06:216:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:216:21 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:216:21 AM07:427:42 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:3910:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:029:02 AM10:2310:23 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:279:27 AM10:5710:57 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:569:56 AM10:3910:39 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
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
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4812:48 PM14:572:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:041:04 PM14:252:25 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:311:31 PM14:142:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:142:14 PM14:572:57 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:572:57 PM17:065:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:065:06 PM18:526:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:065:06 PM17:325:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:065:06 PM18:256:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:256:25 PM19:547:54 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1911:19 PM24:0712:07 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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