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Friday 16 January 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 01:371:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:041:04 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:166:16 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:227:22 AM

Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.

Noon

13:301:30 PM

The Sun 73° above N. Day length 14 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:301:30 PM
At noon, 13:301:30 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 246° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 70% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 246° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:005:00 AM–05:385:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:195:19 AM–06:166:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:349:34 AM–11:0911:09 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit13:011:01 PM–13:591:59 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:543:54 PM–16:524:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:438:43 PM–21:029:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:438:43 PM–21:419:41 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:048:04 AM–09:539:53 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:099:09 AM–10:0710:07 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4111:41 AM–13:301:30 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:591:59 PM–14:562:56 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa17:065:06 PM–18:556:55 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:181:18 AM+1–26:562:56 AM+1a 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

Cara06:166:16 AM–08:048:04 AMneutral
Lābha08:048:04 AM–09:539:53 AMgood
Amṛta09:539:53 AM–11:4111:41 AMgood
Kāla11:4111:41 AM–13:301:30 PMavoid
Śubha13:301:30 PM–15:183:18 PMgood
Roga15:183:18 PM–17:065:06 PMavoid
Udvega17:065:06 PM–18:556:55 PMavoid
Cara18:556:55 PM–20:438:43 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga20:438:43 PM–21:559:55 PMavoid
Kāla21:559:55 PM–23:0711:07 PMavoid
Lābha23:0711:07 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1good
Udvega24:1812:18 AM+1–25:301:30 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:301:30 AM+1–26:422:42 AM+1good
Amṛta26:422:42 AM+1–27:543:54 AM+1good
Cara27:543:54 AM+1–29:055:05 AM+1neutral
Roga29:055:05 AM+1–30:176:17 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:166:16 AM to 30:176:17 AM+1

06:166:16 AM sunrise20:438:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:176:17 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 25:041:04 AM+1
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 16:424:42 PM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 07:227:22 AM
Atigaṇḍauntil 29:525:52 AM+1
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 13:151:15 PM
Vaṇijauntil 25:041:04 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4111:41 AM–13:301:30 PM
Abhijit 13:011:01 PM–13:591:59 PM
Pradoṣa 20:438:43 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:301:30 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:591:59 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 27 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 22:0010:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:541:54 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  13. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī25:04 01:041:04 AM SatSaptamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī16:424:42 PMHasta
YogaŚobhana07:227:22 AMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaGara13:151:15 PMVaṇija
VāraŚukravāra30:17 06:176:17 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 382
Day length
14 h 27 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
23:3711:37 PM
Moonset
11:4711:47 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:005:00 AM06:166:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:005:00 AM05:385:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:195:19 AM06:166:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:166:16 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:048:04 AM09:539:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM12:0312:03 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:099:09 AM10:0710:07 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:349:34 AM11:0911:09 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4111:41 AM13:301:30 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:011:01 PM13:591:59 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:061:06 PM13:541:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:591:59 PM14:562:56 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:562:56 PM17:505:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:543:54 PM16:524:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day17:065:06 PM18:556:55 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:505:50 PM20:438:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:438:43 PM22:0010:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:438:43 PM21:029:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:438:43 PM21:419:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight25:061:06 AM+125:541:54 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:181:18 AM+126:562:56 AM+1sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
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