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Monday 29 December 2003 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 08:168:16 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:567:56 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:595:59 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:567:56 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

13:221:22 PM

The Sun 75° above N. Day length 14 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:221:22 PM
At noon, 13:221:22 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 75° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 37% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 75° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:454:45 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:045:04 AM–05:595:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5212:52 PM–13:511:51 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla15:393:39 PM–17:185:18 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:493:49 PM–16:484:48 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:448:44 PM–21:039:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:448:44 PM–21:409:40 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:507:50 AM–09:409:40 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3111:31 AM–13:221:22 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:511:51 PM–14:502:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika15:123:12 PM–17:035:03 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:484:48 PM–17:475:47 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

Amṛta05:595:59 AM–07:507:50 AMgood
Kāla07:507:50 AM–09:409:40 AMavoid
Śubha09:409:40 AM–11:3111:31 AMgood
Roga11:3111:31 AM–13:221:22 PMavoid
Udvega13:221:22 PM–15:123:12 PMavoid
Cara15:123:12 PM–17:035:03 PMneutral
Lābha17:035:03 PM–18:546:54 PMgood
Amṛta18:546:54 PM–20:448:44 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara20:448:44 PM–21:549:54 PMneutral
Roga21:549:54 PM–23:0311:03 PMavoid
Kāla23:0311:03 PM–24:1312:13+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:1312:13+1 AM–25:221:22+1 AMgood
Udvega25:221:22+1 AM–26:322:32+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:322:32+1 AM–27:413:41+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:413:41+1 AM–28:504:50+1 AMgood
Cara28:504:50+1 AM–30:006:00+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

05:595:59 AM sunrise20:448:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:006:00+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 07:567:56 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 23:5511:55 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 23:4011:40 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 07:567:56 AM
Garauntil 20:068:06 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:507:50 AM–09:409:40 AM
Abhijit 12:5212:52 PM–13:511:51 PM
Pradoṣa 20:448:44 PM–21:589:58 PM
Niśītha 24:5812:58+1 AM–25:461:46+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:409:40 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:511:51 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 45 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:589:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  10. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:461:46+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī07:567:56 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā23:5511:55 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVyatīpāta23:4011:40 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaTaitila07:567:56 AMGara
VāraSomavāra30:00 06:006:00 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 537
Day length
14 h 45 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:0412:04 PM
Moonset
25:001:00+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:454:45 AM05:595:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:454:45 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:045:04 AM05:595:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:595:59 AM08:568:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:507:50 AM09:409:40 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:568:56 AM11:5311:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3111:31 AM13:221:22 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5212:52 PM13:511:51 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5812:58 PM13:461:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:511:51 PM14:502:50 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:502:50 PM17:475:47 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:123:12 PM17:035:03 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:393:39 PM17:185:18 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:493:49 PM16:484:48 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:484:48 PM17:475:47 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:475:47 PM20:448:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:448:44 PM21:589:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:448:44 PM21:039:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:448:44 PM21:409:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:5812:58+1 AM25:461:46+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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