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Tuesday 16 January 2024 · Luanda, Angola

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 21:479:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:287:28 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

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

At sunrise

05:595:59 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:348:34 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:1712:17 PM

The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:1712:17 PM
At noon, 12:1712:17 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 68° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 31% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 68° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:284:28 AM–05:145:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:514:51 AM–05:595:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:4212:42 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:133:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:346:34 PM–18:576:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:346:34 PM–19:427:42 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:397:39 PM–21:089:08 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:308:30 AM–09:219:21 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:089:08 AM–10:4210:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:3910:39 AM–12:0912:09 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:1712:17 PM–13:511:51 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:253:25 PM–16:594:59 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0811:08 PM–23:5411:54 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

Roga05:595:59 AM–07:347:34 AMavoid
Udvega07:347:34 AM–09:089:08 AMavoid
Cara09:089:08 AM–10:4210:42 AMneutral
Lābha10:4210:42 AM–12:1712:17 PMgood
Amṛta12:1712:17 PM–13:511:51 PMgood
Kāla13:511:51 PM–15:253:25 PMavoid
Śubha15:253:25 PM–16:594:59 PMgood
Roga16:594:59 PM–18:346:34 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:346:34 PM–20:008:00 PMavoid
Lābha20:008:00 PM–21:259:25 PMgood
Udvega21:259:25 PM–22:5110:51 PMavoid
Śubha22:5110:51 PM–24:1712:17+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:1712:17+1 AM–25:431:43+1 AMgood
Cara25:431:43+1 AM–27:083:08+1 AMneutral
Roga27:083:08+1 AM–28:344:34+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:344:34+1 AM–30:006:00+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:595:59 AM to 30:006:00+1 AM

05:595:59 AM sunrise18:346:34 PM sunsetsunrise 30:006:00+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 19:287:28 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 24:0812:08+1 AM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 15:313:31 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 08:348:34 AM
Taitilauntil 19:287:28 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:4212:42 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:253:25 PM–16:594:59 PM
Pradoṣa 18:346:34 PM–20:058:05 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4212:42 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:594:59 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 34 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:058:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī19:287:28 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā24:08 00:0812:08 AM WedRevatī
YogaParigha15:313:31 PMŚiva
KaraṇaKaulava08:348:34 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:00 06:006:00 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 860
Day length
12 h 34 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
10:4010:40 AM
Moonset
22:5810:58 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:284:28 AM05:595:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:284:28 AM05:145:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:514:51 AM05:595:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:595:59 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:308:30 AM09:219:21 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:089:08 AM10:4210:42 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:3910:39 AM12:0912:09 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:4212:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1712:17 PM13:511:51 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:321:32 PM16:034:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:133:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:253:25 PM16:594:59 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:034:03 PM18:346:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:346:34 PM20:058:05 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:346:34 PM18:576:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:346:34 PM19:427:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:397:39 PM21:089:08 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0811:08 PM23:5411:54 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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