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Saturday 27 December 2014 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 19:467:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:245:24 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:537:53 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3411:34 AM

Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.

Noon

13:101:10 PM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:101:10 PM
At noon, 13:101:10 PM, the Sun is in Mūla 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 muhūrta06:056:05 AM–06:596:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:326:32 AM–07:537:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4912:49 PM–13:311:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:562:56 PM–15:383:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:276:27 PM–18:546:54 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:276:27 PM–19:487:48 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:372:37+1 AM–28:074:07+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:537:53 AM–09:129:12 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:537:53 AM–08:358:35 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta08:358:35 AM–09:179:17 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:3110:31 AM–11:5111:51 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:292:29 PM–15:493:49 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:355:35 PM–19:067:06 PMa 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

Kāla07:537:53 AM–09:129:12 AMavoid
Śubha09:129:12 AM–10:3110:31 AMgood
Roga10:3110:31 AM–11:5111:51 AMavoid
Udvega11:5111:51 AM–13:101:10 PMavoid
Cara13:101:10 PM–14:292:29 PMneutral
Lābha14:292:29 PM–15:493:49 PMgood
Amṛta15:493:49 PM–17:085:08 PMgood
Kāla17:085:08 PM–18:276:27 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:276:27 PM–20:088:08 PMgood
Udvega20:088:08 PM–21:499:49 PMavoid
Śubha21:499:49 PM–23:3011:30 PMgood
Amṛta23:3011:30 PM–25:101:10+1 AMgood
Cara25:101:10+1 AM–26:512:51+1 AMneutral
Roga26:512:51+1 AM–28:324:32+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:324:32+1 AM–30:126:12+1 AMavoid
Lābha30:126:12+1 AM–31:537:53+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:537:53 AM to 31:537:53+1 AM

07:537:53 AM sunrise18:276:27 PM sunsetsunrise 31:537:53+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 17:245:24 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 11:3411:34 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 14:532:53 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 17:245:24 PM
Garauntil 28:214:21+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:3110:31 AM–11:5111:51 AM
Abhijit 12:4912:49 PM–13:311:31 PM
Pradoṣa 18:276:27 PM–20:158:15 PM
Niśītha 24:4612:46+1 AM–25:341:34+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:5111:51 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:311:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  6. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  7. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 10 h 35 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:158:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:341:34+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī17:245:24 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā11:3411:34 AMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi14:532:53 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaTaitila17:245:24 PMGara
VāraŚanivāra31:53 07:537:53 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 553
Day length
10 h 35 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:5411:54 AM
Moonset
24:0612:06+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:056:05 AM07:537:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:056:05 AM06:596:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:326:32 AM07:537:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:537:53 AM10:0010:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:537:53 AM09:129:12 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:537:53 AM08:358:35 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:358:35 AM09:179:17 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon10:0010:00 AM12:0712:07 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:3110:31 AM11:5111:51 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4612:46 PM13:341:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4912:49 PM13:311:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:142:14 PM16:204:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:292:29 PM15:493:49 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:562:56 PM15:383:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:204:20 PM18:276:27 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:355:35 PM19:067:06 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:276:27 PM20:158:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:276:27 PM18:546:54 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:276:27 PM19:487:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4612:46+1 AM25:341:34+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:372:37+1 AM28:074:07+1 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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