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Wednesday 23 December 2009 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 08:168:16 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:4510:45 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:085:08 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4510:45 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 14 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 73° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 35% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 73° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:503:50 AM–04:294:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:104:10 AM–05:085:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:382:38 PM–15:353:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:237:23 PM–19:427:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:237:23 PM–20:218:21 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:556:55 AM–08:428:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2910:29 AM–12:1612:16 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4711:47 AM–12:4412:44 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1612:16 PM–14:022:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:017:01 PM–20:478:47 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

Lābha05:085:08 AM–06:556:55 AMgood
Amṛta06:556:55 AM–08:428:42 AMgood
Kāla08:428:42 AM–10:2910:29 AMavoid
Śubha10:2910:29 AM–12:1612:16 PMgood
Roga12:1612:16 PM–14:022:02 PMavoid
Udvega14:022:02 PM–15:493:49 PMavoid
Cara15:493:49 PM–17:365:36 PMneutral
Lābha17:365:36 PM–19:237:23 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:237:23 PM–20:368:36 PMavoid
Śubha20:368:36 PM–21:499:49 PMgood
Amṛta21:499:49 PM–23:0311:03 PMgood
Cara23:0311:03 PM–24:1612:16 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1612:16 AM+1–25:291:29 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:291:29 AM+1–26:422:42 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:422:42 AM+1–27:563:56 AM+1good
Udvega27:563:56 AM+1–29:095:09 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:085:08 AM to 29:095:09 AM+1

05:085:08 AM sunrise19:237:23 PM sunsetsunrise 29:095:09 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 10:4510:45 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 11:5811:58 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 22:4810:48 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 10:4510:45 AM
Garauntil 23:5111:51 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1612:16 PM–14:022:02 PM
Pradoṣa 19:237:23 PM–20:418:41 PM
Niśītha 23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:022:02 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 14 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:418:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī10:4510:45 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā11:5811:58 AMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi22:4810:48 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaTaitila10:4510:45 AMGara
VāraBudhavāra29:09 05:095:09 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 14 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
10:5710:57 AM
Moonset
23:2011:20 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:503:50 AM05:085:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:503:50 AM04:294:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:104:10 AM05:085:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:085:08 AM07:597:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:556:55 AM08:428:42 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:597:59 AM10:5010:50 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2910:29 AM12:1612:16 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1612:16 PM14:022:02 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:411:41 PM16:324:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:382:38 PM15:353:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:324:32 PM19:237:23 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:017:01 PM20:478:47 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:237:23 PM20:418:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:237:23 PM19:427:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:237:23 PM20:218:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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