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Monday 6 January 2014 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 02:302:30 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:4612:46 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:185:18 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:598:59 AM

Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.

Noon

12:2212:22 PM

The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 08 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:2212:22 PM
At noon, 12:2212:22 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 65° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 29% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 65° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:593:59 AM–04:394:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:194:19 AM–05:185:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5411:54 AM–12:5012:50 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:442:44 PM–15:403:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:343:34 PM–17:055:05 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:267:26 PM–19:467:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:267:26 PM–20:268:26 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:256:25 AM–07:567:56 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla07:047:04 AM–08:508:50 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3610:36 AM–12:2212:22 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5012:50 PM–13:471:47 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:082:08 PM–15:543:54 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:403:40 PM–16:374:37 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

Amṛta05:185:18 AM–07:047:04 AMgood
Kāla07:047:04 AM–08:508:50 AMavoid
Śubha08:508:50 AM–10:3610:36 AMgood
Roga10:3610:36 AM–12:2212:22 PMavoid
Udvega12:2212:22 PM–14:082:08 PMavoid
Cara14:082:08 PM–15:543:54 PMneutral
Lābha15:543:54 PM–17:405:40 PMgood
Amṛta17:405:40 PM–19:267:26 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:267:26 PM–20:408:40 PMneutral
Roga20:408:40 PM–21:549:54 PMavoid
Kāla21:549:54 PM–23:0811:08 PMavoid
Lābha23:0811:08 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1good
Udvega24:2312:23 AM+1–25:371:37 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:371:37 AM+1–26:512:51 AM+1good
Amṛta26:512:51 AM+1–28:054:05 AM+1good
Cara28:054:05 AM+1–29:195:19 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:185:18 AM to 29:195:19 AM+1

05:185:18 AM sunrise19:267:26 PM sunsetsunrise 29:195:19 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 24:4612:46 AM+1
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 23:1111:11 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 08:598:59 AM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 13:321:32 PM
Taitilauntil 24:4612:46 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:047:04 AM–08:508:50 AM
Abhijit 11:5411:54 AM–12:5012:50 PM
Pradoṣa 19:267:26 PM–20:458:45 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:508:50 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5012:50 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 08 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:458:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī24:46 00:4612:46 AM TueSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā23:1111:11 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVyatīpāta08:598:59 AMVarīyān
KaraṇaKaulava13:321:32 PMTaitila
VāraSomavāra29:19 05:195:19 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2070
Śaka
1935
Kali
5114
Ahargaṇa
1 868 198
Day length
14 h 08 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
10:3310:33 AM
Moonset
22:5010:50 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:593:59 AM05:185:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:593:59 AM04:394:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:194:19 AM05:185:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:185:18 AM08:088:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:256:25 AM07:567:56 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:047:04 AM08:508:50 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:088:08 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3610:36 AM12:2212:22 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:5012:50 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5811:58 AM12:4612:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5012:50 PM13:471:47 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:374:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:082:08 PM15:543:54 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:442:44 PM15:403:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:343:34 PM17:055:05 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:403:40 PM16:374:37 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:374:37 PM19:267:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:267:26 PM20:458:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:267:26 PM19:467:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:267:26 PM20:268:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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