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Monday 3 January 2028 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 16:104:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:436:43 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:155:15 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:295:29 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 11 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 69° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 32% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 69° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:573:57 AM–04:364:36 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:164:16 AM–05:155:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5211:52 AM–12:4912:49 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:422:42 PM–15:393:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:483:48 PM–17:365:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:267:26 PM–19:467:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:267:26 PM–20:258:25 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:027:02 AM–08:488:48 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3410:34 AM–12:2112:21 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4912:49 PM–13:461:46 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:072:07 PM–15:533:53 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:393:39 PM–16:364:36 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

Amṛta05:155:15 AM–07:027:02 AMgood
Kāla07:027:02 AM–08:488:48 AMavoid
Śubha08:488:48 AM–10:3410:34 AMgood
Roga10:3410:34 AM–12:2112:21 PMavoid
Udvega12:2112:21 PM–14:072:07 PMavoid
Cara14:072:07 PM–15:533:53 PMneutral
Lābha15:533:53 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–21:539:53 PMavoid
Kāla21:539:53 PM–23:0711:07 PMavoid
Lābha23:0711:07 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1good
Udvega24:2112:21 AM+1–25:351:35 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:351:35 AM+1–26:492:49 AM+1good
Amṛta26:492:49 AM+1–28:024:02 AM+1good
Cara28:024:02 AM+1–29:165:16 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:155:15 AM to 29:165:16 AM+1

05:155:15 AM sunrise19:267:26 PM sunsetsunrise 29:165:16 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 18:436:43 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 24:4612:46 AM+1
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 15:043:04 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 05:295:29 AM
Taitilauntil 18:436:43 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:027:02 AM–08:488:48 AM
Abhijit 11:5211:52 AM–12:4912:49 PM
Pradoṣa 19:267:26 PM–20:458:45 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45 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. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:488:48 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4912:49 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  6. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  7. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 11 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:458:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī18:436:43 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā24:46 00:4612:46 AM TueUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVyatīpāta15:043:04 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaKaulava05:295:29 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra29:16 05:165:16 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2084
Śaka
1949
Kali
5128
Ahargaṇa
1 873 308
Day length
14 h 11 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
10:4910:49 AM
Moonset
22:5810:58 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:573:57 AM05:155:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:573:57 AM04:364:36 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:164:16 AM05:155:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:155:15 AM08:058:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:027:02 AM08:488:48 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:058:05 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3410:34 AM12:2112:21 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5211:52 AM12:4912:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4912:49 PM13:461:46 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:461:46 PM16:364:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:072:07 PM15:533:53 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:422:42 PM15:393:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:393:39 PM16:364:36 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:483:48 PM17:365:36 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:364:36 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 PM20:258:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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