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Thursday 9 January 2003 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 06:476:47 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:388:38 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:086:08 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:327:32 AM

Varīyān gives way to Parigha.

Noon

13:271:27 PM

The Sun 74° above N. Day length 14 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:271:27 PM
At noon, 13:271:27 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 74° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 36% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 74° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:534:53 AM–05:315:31 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:125:12 AM–06:086:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5812:58 PM–13:561:56 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:533:53 PM–16:514:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:458:45 PM–21:049:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:458:45 PM–21:429:42 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:0512:05 AM+1–25:511:51 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:086:08 AM–07:587:58 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:489:48 AM–11:3711:37 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0111:01 AM–11:5911:59 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:241:24 PM–15:113:11 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:163:16 PM–17:065:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:514:51 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

Śubha06:086:08 AM–07:587:58 AMgood
Roga07:587:58 AM–09:489:48 AMavoid
Udvega09:489:48 AM–11:3711:37 AMavoid
Cara11:3711:37 AM–13:271:27 PMneutral
Lābha13:271:27 PM–15:163:16 PMgood
Amṛta15:163:16 PM–17:065:06 PMgood
Kāla17:065:06 PM–18:566:56 PMavoid
Śubha18:566:56 PM–20:458:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta20:458:45 PM–21:569:56 PMgood
Cara21:569:56 PM–23:0611:06 PMneutral
Roga23:0611:06 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:1712:17 AM+1–25:271:27 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:271:27 AM+1–26:382:38 AM+1good
Udvega26:382:38 AM+1–27:483:48 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:483:48 AM+1–28:594:59 AM+1good
Amṛta28:594:59 AM+1–30:096:09 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:086:08 AM to 30:096:09 AM+1

06:086:08 AM sunrise20:458:45 PM sunsetsunrise 30:096:09 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 08:388:38 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 29:255:25 AM+1
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 07:327:32 AM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 08:388:38 AM
Garauntil 21:459:45 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5812:58 PM–13:561:56 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:163:16 PM–17:065:06 PM
Pradoṣa 20:458:45 PM–22:0010:00 PM
Niśītha 25:031:03 AM+1–25:511:51 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  3. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:561:56 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:065:06 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 37 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 22:0010:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:511:51 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī08:388:38 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā29:25 05:255:25 AM FriRevatī
YogaVarīyān07:327:32 AMParigha
KaraṇaTaitila08:388:38 AMGara
VāraGuruvāra30:09 06:096:09 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 183
Day length
14 h 37 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:1312:13 PM
Moonset
24:4312:43 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:534:53 AM06:086:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:534:53 AM05:315:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:125:12 AM06:086:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:086:08 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:086:08 AM07:587:58 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM11:5911:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:489:48 AM11:3711:37 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0111:01 AM11:5911:59 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5812:58 PM13:561:56 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:031:03 PM13:511:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:241:24 PM15:113:11 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:542:54 PM17:505:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:163:16 PM17:065:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:533:53 PM16:514:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:514:51 PM17:505:50 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:505:50 PM20:458:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:458:45 PM22:0010:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:458:45 PM21:049:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:458:45 PM21:429:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:0512:05 AM+125:511:51 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight25:031:03 AM+125:511:51 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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