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Friday 13 January 1989 · Erbil, Iraq

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 10:1810:18 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:008:00 AM.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

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

At sunrise

07:157:15 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:008:00 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:1312:13 PM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonErbil12:1312:13 PM
At noon, 12:1312:13 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 74° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 36% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 74° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:196:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:157:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5311:53 AM–12:3312:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:3612:36 PM–14:062:06 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:521:52 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:105:10 PM–17:395:39 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:105:10 PM–18:356:35 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:308:30 AM–09:449:44 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:149:14 AM–09:549:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:5810:58 AM–12:1312:13 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3312:33 PM–13:121:12 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:422:42 PM–15:563:56 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya28:274:27 AM+1–29:575:57 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

Cara07:157:15 AM–08:308:30 AMneutral
Lābha08:308:30 AM–09:449:44 AMgood
Amṛta09:449:44 AM–10:5810:58 AMgood
Kāla10:5810:58 AM–12:1312:13 PMavoid
Śubha12:1312:13 PM–13:271:27 PMgood
Roga13:271:27 PM–14:422:42 PMavoid
Udvega14:422:42 PM–15:563:56 PMavoid
Cara15:563:56 PM–17:105:10 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:105:10 PM–18:566:56 PMavoid
Kāla18:566:56 PM–20:428:42 PMavoid
Lābha20:428:42 PM–22:2710:27 PMgood
Udvega22:2710:27 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:1312:13 AM+1–25:581:58 AM+1good
Amṛta25:581:58 AM+1–27:443:44 AM+1good
Cara27:443:44 AM+1–29:295:29 AM+1neutral
Roga29:295:29 AM+1–31:157:15 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:157:15 AM to 31:157:15 AM+1

07:157:15 AM sunrise17:105:10 PM sunsetsunrise 31:157:15 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 08:008:00 AM
Saptamīuntil 29:555:55 AM+1
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 17:065:06 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 12:2112:21 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 08:008:00 AM
Garauntil 18:566:56 PM
Vaṇijauntil 29:555:55 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:5810:58 AM–12:1312:13 PM
Abhijit 11:5311:53 AM–12:3312:33 PM
Pradoṣa 17:105:10 PM–19:037:03 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37 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. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:1312:13 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:3312:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  7. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 9 h 55 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:037:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  13. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  14. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī08:008:00 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā17:065:06 PMRevatī
YogaParigha12:2112:21 PMŚiva
KaraṇaTaitila08:008:00 AMGara
VāraŚukravāra31:15 07:157:15 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2045
Śaka
1910
Kali
5089
Ahargaṇa
1 859 074
Day length
9 h 55 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
10:4010:40 AM
Moonset
23:4111:41 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:225:22 AM07:157:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:225:22 AM06:196:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:157:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:157:15 AM09:149:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:308:30 AM09:449:44 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:149:14 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:149:14 AM09:549:54 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:5810:58 AM12:1312:13 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:3312:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3312:33 PM13:121:12 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:3612:36 PM14:062:06 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:113:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:521:52 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:422:42 PM15:563:56 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:113:11 PM17:105:10 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:105:10 PM19:037:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:105:10 PM17:395:39 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:105:10 PM18:356:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:274:27 AM+129:575:57 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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