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Wednesday 18 January 2017 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 10:3910:39 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:4911:49 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:596:59 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4610:46 AM

Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.

Noon

12:0412:04 PM

The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 09 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul12:0412:04 PM
At noon, 12:0412:04 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 252° ahead of it, in Hasta, 65% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 252° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:085:08 AM–06:046:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:365:36 AM–06:596:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:451:45 PM–14:262:26 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:095:09 PM–17:365:36 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:095:09 PM–18:326:32 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:087:08 PM–20:528:52 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:158:15 AM–09:329:32 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:438:43 AM–10:2810:28 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:4810:48 AM–12:0412:04 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4411:44 AM–12:2412:24 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0412:04 PM–13:201:20 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha06:596:59 AM–08:158:15 AMgood
Amṛta08:158:15 AM–09:329:32 AMgood
Kāla09:329:32 AM–10:4810:48 AMavoid
Śubha10:4810:48 AM–12:0412:04 PMgood
Roga12:0412:04 PM–13:201:20 PMavoid
Udvega13:201:20 PM–14:362:36 PMavoid
Cara14:362:36 PM–15:523:52 PMneutral
Lābha15:523:52 PM–17:095:09 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:095:09 PM–18:526:52 PMavoid
Śubha18:526:52 PM–20:368:36 PMgood
Amṛta20:368:36 PM–22:2010:20 PMgood
Cara22:2010:20 PM–24:0412:04+1 AMneutral
Roga24:0412:04+1 AM–25:471:47+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:471:47+1 AM–27:313:31+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:313:31+1 AM–29:155:15+1 AMgood
Udvega29:155:15+1 AM–30:596:59+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:596:59 AM to 30:596:59+1 AM

06:596:59 AM sunrise17:095:09 PM sunsetsunrise 30:596:59+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 11:4911:49 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 25:381:38+1 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 10:4610:46 AM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 11:4911:49 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 24:3912:39+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0412:04 PM–13:201:20 PM
Pradoṣa 17:095:09 PM–18:596:59 PM
Niśītha 23:4011:40 PM–24:2812:28+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  3. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:201:20 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 09 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:596:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2812:28+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī11:4911:49 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraHasta25:38 01:381:38 AM ThuCitrā
YogaAtigaṇḍa10:4610:46 AMSukarmā
KaraṇaVaṇija11:4911:49 AMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra30:59 06:596:59 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 306
Day length
10 h 09 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
23:1611:16 PM
Moonset
10:3810:38 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:085:08 AM06:596:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:085:08 AM06:046:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:365:36 AM06:596:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:596:59 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:158:15 AM09:329:32 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:438:43 AM10:2810:28 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM11:0311:03 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4810:48 AM12:0412:04 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4011:40 AM12:2812:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0412:04 PM13:201:20 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:051:05 PM15:073:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:451:45 PM14:262:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:073:07 PM17:095:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:095:09 PM18:596:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:095:09 PM17:365:36 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:095:09 PM18:326:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:087:08 PM20:528:52 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4011:40 PM24:2812:28+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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