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Monday 20 January 2025 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 05:015:01 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:297:29 AM.

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

07:297:29 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

11:4511:45 AM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4511:45 AM
At noon, 11:4511:45 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 254° ahead of it, in Hasta, 64% 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
  • Amṛta kāla11:1511:15 AM–13:031:03 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2311:23 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:331:33 PM–14:162:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:095:09 PM–17:365:36 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:095:09 PM–18:286:28 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:427:42 AM–09:039:03 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2410:24 AM–11:4511:45 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0712:07 PM–12:5012:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:061:06 PM–14:272:27 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:162:16 PM–14:592:59 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya27:023:02 AM+1–28:514:51 AM+1a 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–07:427:42 AMgood
Kāla07:427:42 AM–09:039:03 AMavoid
Śubha09:039:03 AM–10:2410:24 AMgood
Roga10:2410:24 AM–11:4511:45 AMavoid
Udvega11:4511:45 AM–13:061:06 PMavoid
Cara13:061:06 PM–14:272:27 PMneutral
Lābha14:272:27 PM–15:483:48 PMgood
Amṛta15:483:48 PM–17:095:09 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:095:09 PM–18:486:48 PMneutral
Roga18:486:48 PM–20:278:27 PMavoid
Kāla20:278:27 PM–22:0610:06 PMavoid
Lābha22:0610:06 PM–23:4511:45 PMgood
Udvega23:4511:45 PM–25:241:24 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:241:24 AM+1–27:033:03 AM+1good
Amṛta27:033:03 AM+1–28:424:42 AM+1good
Cara28:424:42 AM+1–30:216:21 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:216:21 AM sunrise17:095:09 PM sunsetsunrise 30:216:21 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 07:297:29 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 18:006:00 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 24:2212:22 AM+1
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 07:297:29 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 20:498:49 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:427:42 AM–09:039:03 AM
Abhijit 11:2311:23 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Pradoṣa 17:095:09 PM–18:556:55 PM
Niśītha 23:2111:21 PM–24:0912:09 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. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:039:03 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 48 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:556:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0912:09 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī07:297:29 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraHasta18:006:00 PMCitrā
YogaSukarmā24:22 00:2212:22 AM TueDhṛti
KaraṇaVaṇija07:297:29 AMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra30:21 06:216:21 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 230
Day length
10 h 48 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
23:0311:03 PM
Moonset
10:0810:08 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 AM08:318:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:427:42 AM09:039:03 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:318:31 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2410:24 AM11:4511:45 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:1511:15 AM13:031:03 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2111:21 AM12:0912:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2311:23 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0712:07 PM12:5012:50 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM14:592:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:061:06 PM14:272:27 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:331:33 PM14:162:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:162:16 PM14:592:59 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:592:59 PM17:095:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:095:09 PM18:556:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:095:09 PM17:365:36 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:095:09 PM18:286:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2111:21 PM24:0912:09 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:023:02 AM+128:514:51 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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