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Wednesday 23 December 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 11:1611:16 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:451:45 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:565:56 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:451:45 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

13:191:19 PM

The Sun 76° above N. Day length 14 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:191:19 PM
At noon, 13:191:19 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 72° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 34% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 72° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:424:42 AM–05:195:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:005:00 AM–05:565:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:536:53 AM–08:418:41 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:473:47 PM–16:464:46 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:428:42 PM–21:019:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:428:42 PM–21:389:38 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:477:47 AM–09:379:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:2811:28 AM–13:191:19 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5012:50 PM–13:491:49 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:191:19 PM–15:103:10 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:0110:01 PM–23:4711:47 PMa 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

Lābha05:565:56 AM–07:477:47 AMgood
Amṛta07:477:47 AM–09:379:37 AMgood
Kāla09:379:37 AM–11:2811:28 AMavoid
Śubha11:2811:28 AM–13:191:19 PMgood
Roga13:191:19 PM–15:103:10 PMavoid
Udvega15:103:10 PM–17:015:01 PMavoid
Cara17:015:01 PM–18:526:52 PMneutral
Lābha18:526:52 PM–20:428:42 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega20:428:42 PM–21:529:52 PMavoid
Śubha21:529:52 PM–23:0111:01 PMgood
Amṛta23:0111:01 PM–24:1012:10+1 AMgood
Cara24:1012:10+1 AM–25:191:19+1 AMneutral
Roga25:191:19+1 AM–26:292:29+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:292:29+1 AM–27:383:38+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:383:38+1 AM–28:474:47+1 AMgood
Udvega28:474:47+1 AM–29:565:56+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:565:56 AM to 29:565:56+1 AM

05:565:56 AM sunrise20:428:42 PM sunsetsunrise 29:565:56+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 13:451:45 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 14:582:58 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 25:481:48+1 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 13:451:45 PM
Garauntil 26:512:51+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:191:19 PM–15:103:10 PM
Pradoṣa 20:428:42 PM–21:569:56 PM
Niśītha 24:5512:55+1 AM–25:431:43+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:103:10 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 47 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:569:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:431:43+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī13:451:45 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā14:582:58 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi25:48 01:481:48 AM ThuVyatīpāta
KaraṇaTaitila13:451:45 PMGara
VāraBudhavāra29:56 05:565:56 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 723
Day length
14 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:5511:55 AM
Moonset
24:2212:22+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:424:42 AM05:565:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:424:42 AM05:195:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:005:00 AM05:565:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:565:56 AM08:538:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:536:53 AM08:418:41 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:477:47 AM09:379:37 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:538:53 AM11:5011:50 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2811:28 AM13:191:19 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5012:50 PM13:491:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5512:55 PM13:431:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:191:19 PM15:103:10 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:482:48 PM17:455:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:473:47 PM16:464:46 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:455:45 PM20:428:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:428:42 PM21:569:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:428:42 PM21:019:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:428:42 PM21:389:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:0110:01 PM23:4711:47 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5512:55+1 AM25:431:43+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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