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Monday 3 January 2028 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 13:401:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:134:13 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:087:08 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3412:34 PM

Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.

Noon

12:3112:31 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:3112:31 PM
At noon, 12:3112:31 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 70° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 33% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 70° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:156:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:485:48 AM–07:087:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0912:09 PM–12:5212:52 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:181:18 PM–15:063:06 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:192:19 PM–15:023:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:545:54 PM–18:216:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:545:54 PM–19:137:13 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:298:29 AM–09:499:49 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1011:10 AM–12:3112:31 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5212:52 PM–13:361:36 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:521:52 PM–15:123:12 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:023:02 PM–15:453:45 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

Amṛta07:087:08 AM–08:298:29 AMgood
Kāla08:298:29 AM–09:499:49 AMavoid
Śubha09:499:49 AM–11:1011:10 AMgood
Roga11:1011:10 AM–12:3112:31 PMavoid
Udvega12:3112:31 PM–13:521:52 PMavoid
Cara13:521:52 PM–15:123:12 PMneutral
Lābha15:123:12 PM–16:334:33 PMgood
Amṛta16:334:33 PM–17:545:54 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:545:54 PM–19:337:33 PMneutral
Roga19:337:33 PM–21:139:13 PMavoid
Kāla21:139:13 PM–22:5210:52 PMavoid
Lābha22:5210:52 PM–24:3112:31+1 AMgood
Udvega24:3112:31+1 AM–26:102:10+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:102:10+1 AM–27:503:50+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:503:50+1 AM–29:295:29+1 AMgood
Cara29:295:29+1 AM–31:087:08+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:087:08 AM to 31:087:08+1 AM

07:087:08 AM sunrise17:545:54 PM sunsetsunrise 31:087:08+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 16:134:13 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 22:1610:16 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 12:3412:34 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 16:134:13 PM
Garauntil 29:205:20+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:298:29 AM–09:499:49 AM
Abhijit 12:0912:09 PM–12:5212:52 PM
Pradoṣa 17:545:54 PM–19:407:40 PM
Niśītha 24:0712:07+1 AM–24:5512:55+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:499:49 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5212:52 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  5. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  6. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 46 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:407:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5512:55+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī16:134:13 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā22:1610:16 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVyatīpāta12:3412:34 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaTaitila16:134:13 PMGara
VāraSomavāra31:08 07:087:08 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2084
Śaka
1949
Kali
5128
Ahargaṇa
1 873 308
Day length
10 h 46 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:0211:02 AM
Moonset
23:2511:25 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:225:22 AM07:087:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:225:22 AM06:156:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:485:48 AM07:087:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:087:08 AM09:179:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:298:29 AM09:499:49 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:179:17 AM11:2611:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1011:10 AM12:3112:31 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0712:07 PM12:5512:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0912:09 PM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5212:52 PM13:361:36 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:181:18 PM15:063:06 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM15:453:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:521:52 PM15:123:12 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:192:19 PM15:023:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:023:02 PM15:453:45 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:453:45 PM17:545:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:545:54 PM19:407:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:545:54 PM18:216:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:545:54 PM19:137:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0712:07+1 AM24:5512:55+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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