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Thursday 24 December 1998 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 21:249:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:428:42 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:006:00 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:069:06 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 67° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 31% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 67° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:224:22 AM–05:115:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:474:47 AM–06:006:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:2611:26 AM–13:021:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2911:29 AM–12:1612:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:491:49 PM–14:362:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:445:44 PM–18:086:08 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:445:44 PM–18:586:58 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:006:00 AM–07:287:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:568:56 AM–10:2410:24 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:559:55 AM–10:4210:42 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:201:20 PM–14:482:48 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:362:36 PM–15:233:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya24:5412:54+1 AM–26:282:28+1 AMa 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

Śubha06:006:00 AM–07:287:28 AMgood
Roga07:287:28 AM–08:568:56 AMavoid
Udvega08:568:56 AM–10:2410:24 AMavoid
Cara10:2410:24 AM–11:5211:52 AMneutral
Lābha11:5211:52 AM–13:201:20 PMgood
Amṛta13:201:20 PM–14:482:48 PMgood
Kāla14:482:48 PM–16:164:16 PMavoid
Śubha16:164:16 PM–17:445:44 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:445:44 PM–19:167:16 PMgood
Cara19:167:16 PM–20:488:48 PMneutral
Roga20:488:48 PM–22:2010:20 PMavoid
Kāla22:2010:20 PM–23:5211:52 PMavoid
Lābha23:5211:52 PM–25:251:25+1 AMgood
Udvega25:251:25+1 AM–26:572:57+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:572:57+1 AM–28:294:29+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:294:29+1 AM–30:016:01+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:006:00 AM to 30:016:01+1 AM

06:006:00 AM sunrise17:445:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:016:01+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 20:428:42 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 18:386:38 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 25:391:39+1 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 09:069:06 AM
Taitilauntil 20:428:42 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2911:29 AM–12:1612:16 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:201:20 PM–14:482:48 PM
Pradoṣa 17:445:44 PM–19:227:22 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16+1 AM

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. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1612:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:482:48 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:227:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  8. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī20:428:42 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā18:386:38 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi25:39 01:391:39 AM FriVyatīpāta
KaraṇaKaulava09:069:06 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra30:01 06:016:01 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 706
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
10:3310:33 AM
Moonset
22:4610:46 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:224:22 AM06:006:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:224:22 AM05:115:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:474:47 AM06:006:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:006:00 AM08:218:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:006:00 AM07:287:28 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:218:21 AM10:4210:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:568:56 AM10:2410:24 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:559:55 AM10:4210:42 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:2611:26 AM13:021:02 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2911:29 AM12:1612:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:031:03 PM15:233:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:201:20 PM14:482:48 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:491:49 PM14:362:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:362:36 PM15:233:23 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:233:23 PM17:445:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:445:44 PM19:227:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:445:44 PM18:086:08 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:445:44 PM18:586:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:5412:54+1 AM26:282:28+1 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
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