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Tuesday 16 January 2024 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 01:471:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:2811:28 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

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

At sunrise

07:117:11 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3412:34 PM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 25 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 66° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 30% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 66° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:235:23 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:117:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0312:03 PM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:082:08 PM–14:492:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:365:36 PM–18:036:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:365:36 PM–18:586:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:3911:39 PM–25:081:08+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:169:16 AM–09:589:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:489:48 AM–11:0611:06 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2412:24 PM–13:421:42 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:392:39 PM–16:094:09 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:003:00 PM–16:184:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0211:02 PM–23:5611:56 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

Roga07:117:11 AM–08:298:29 AMavoid
Udvega08:298:29 AM–09:489:48 AMavoid
Cara09:489:48 AM–11:0611:06 AMneutral
Lābha11:0611:06 AM–12:2412:24 PMgood
Amṛta12:2412:24 PM–13:421:42 PMgood
Kāla13:421:42 PM–15:003:00 PMavoid
Śubha15:003:00 PM–16:184:18 PMgood
Roga16:184:18 PM–17:365:36 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:365:36 PM–19:187:18 PMavoid
Lābha19:187:18 PM–21:009:00 PMgood
Udvega21:009:00 PM–22:4210:42 PMavoid
Śubha22:4210:42 PM–24:2412:24+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:2412:24+1 AM–26:062:06+1 AMgood
Cara26:062:06+1 AM–27:473:47+1 AMneutral
Roga27:473:47+1 AM–29:295:29+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:295:29+1 AM–31:117:11+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:117:11 AM to 31:117:11+1 AM

07:117:11 AM sunrise17:365:36 PM sunsetsunrise 31:117:11+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 23:2811:28 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 28:084:08+1 AM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 19:317:31 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 12:3412:34 PM
Taitilauntil 23:2811:28 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0312:03 PM–12:4512:45 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:003:00 PM–16:184:18 PM
Pradoṣa 17:365:36 PM–19:257:25 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00+1 AM–24:4812:48+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:184:18 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 25 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:257:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  8. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī23:2811:28 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā28:08 04:084:08 AM WedRevatī
YogaParigha19:317:31 PMŚiva
KaraṇaKaulava12:3412:34 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:11 07:117:11 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 860
Day length
10 h 25 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
10:4310:43 AM
Moonset
23:0511:05 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:235:23 AM07:117:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:235:23 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:117:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:117:11 AM09:169:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:169:16 AM11:2111:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:169:16 AM09:589:58 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:489:48 AM11:0611:06 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2412:24 PM13:421:42 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:261:26 PM15:313:31 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:082:08 PM14:492:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:392:39 PM16:094:09 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:003:00 PM16:184:18 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:313:31 PM17:365:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:365:36 PM19:257:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:365:36 PM18:036:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:365:36 PM18:586:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0211:02 PM23:5611:56 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:3911:39 PM25:081:08+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00+1 AM24:4812:48+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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