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January 2001 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 15 January 2001 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 15:003:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:051:05 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

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

At sunrise

06:156:15 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:437:43 AM

Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.

Noon

13:291:29 PM

The Sun 73° above N. Day length 14 h 29 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:291:29 PM
At noon, 13:291:29 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 muhūrta04:594:59 AM–05:375:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:185:18 AM–06:156:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:001:00 PM–13:581:58 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:543:54 PM–16:524:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:448:44 PM–21:039:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:448:44 PM–21:419:41 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:101:10 AM+1–26:442:44 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:038:03 AM–09:529:52 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:4111:41 AM–13:291:29 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:581:58 PM–14:562:56 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika15:183:18 PM–17:065:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:523:52 PM–17:255:25 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta16:524:52 PM–17:505:50 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

Amṛta06:156:15 AM–08:038:03 AMgood
Kāla08:038:03 AM–09:529:52 AMavoid
Śubha09:529:52 AM–11:4111:41 AMgood
Roga11:4111:41 AM–13:291:29 PMavoid
Udvega13:291:29 PM–15:183:18 PMavoid
Cara15:183:18 PM–17:065:06 PMneutral
Lābha17:065:06 PM–18:556:55 PMgood
Amṛta18:556:55 PM–20:448:44 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara20:448:44 PM–21:559:55 PMneutral
Roga21:559:55 PM–23:0711:07 PMavoid
Kāla23:0711:07 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1812:18 AM+1–25:301:30 AM+1good
Udvega25:301:30 AM+1–26:412:41 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:412:41 AM+1–27:533:53 AM+1good
Amṛta27:533:53 AM+1–29:045:04 AM+1good
Cara29:045:04 AM+1–30:166:16 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:156:15 AM to 30:166:16 AM+1

06:156:15 AM sunrise20:448:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:166:16 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 13:051:05 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 07:437:43 AM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 22:2710:27 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 13:051:05 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 24:2412:24 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:038:03 AM–09:529:52 AM
Abhijit 13:001:00 PM–13:581:58 PM
Pradoṣa 20:448:44 PM–22:0010:00 PM
Niśītha 25:061:06 AM+1–25:541:54 AM+1

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. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:529:52 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:581:58 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  6. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 29 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 22:0010:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:541:54 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī13:051:05 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī07:437:43 AMHasta
YogaAtigaṇḍa22:2710:27 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaVaṇija13:051:05 PMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra30:16 06:166:16 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 459
Day length
14 h 29 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:3912:39 AM+1
Moonset
12:0412:04 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:594:59 AM06:156:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:594:59 AM05:375:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:185:18 AM06:156:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:156:15 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:038:03 AM09:529:52 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM12:0212:02 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:4111:41 AM13:291:29 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:001:00 PM13:581:58 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:051:05 PM13:531:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:581:58 PM14:562:56 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:562:56 PM17:505:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:183:18 PM17:065:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:523:52 PM17:255:25 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:543:54 PM16:524:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:524:52 PM17:505:50 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:505:50 PM20:448:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:448:44 PM22:0010:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:448:44 PM21:039:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:448:44 PM21:419:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight25:061:06 AM+125:541:54 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:101:10 AM+126:442:44 AM+1sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
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