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January 2001 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 15 January 2001 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 12:0012:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:0510:05 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

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

At sunrise

06:596:59 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0510:05 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 10 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 253° ahead of it, in Hasta, 64% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 253° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:076:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:405:40 AM–06:596:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0312:03 PM–12:4612:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:132:13 PM–14:572:57 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:505:50 PM–18:176:17 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:505:50 PM–19:097:09 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1010:10 PM–23:4411:44 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:218:21 AM–09:429:42 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0311:03 AM–12:2512:25 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4612:46 PM–13:301:30 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:5212:52 PM–14:252:25 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:461:46 PM–15:073:07 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:572:57 PM–15:403:40 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

Amṛta06:596:59 AM–08:218:21 AMgood
Kāla08:218:21 AM–09:429:42 AMavoid
Śubha09:429:42 AM–11:0311:03 AMgood
Roga11:0311:03 AM–12:2512:25 PMavoid
Udvega12:2512:25 PM–13:461:46 PMavoid
Cara13:461:46 PM–15:073:07 PMneutral
Lābha15:073:07 PM–16:294:29 PMgood
Amṛta16:294:29 PM–17:505:50 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:505:50 PM–19:297:29 PMneutral
Roga19:297:29 PM–21:079:07 PMavoid
Kāla21:079:07 PM–22:4610:46 PMavoid
Lābha22:4610:46 PM–24:2512:25 AM+1good
Udvega24:2512:25 AM+1–26:032:03 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:032:03 AM+1–27:423:42 AM+1good
Amṛta27:423:42 AM+1–29:215:21 AM+1good
Cara29:215:21 AM+1–30:596:59 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:596:59 AM to 30:596:59 AM+1

06:596:59 AM sunrise17:505:50 PM sunsetsunrise 30:596:59 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 10:0510:05 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 28:004:00 AM+1
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 19:277:27 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 10:0510:05 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 21:249:24 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:218:21 AM–09:429:42 AM
Abhijit 12:0312:03 PM–12:4612:46 PM
Pradoṣa 17:505:50 PM–19:357:35 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01 AM+1–24:4912:49 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 09:429:42 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4612:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 51 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:357:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī10:0510:05 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraHasta28:00 04:004:00 AM TueCitrā
YogaAtigaṇḍa19:277:27 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaVaṇija10:0510:05 AMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra30:59 06:596:59 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 459
Day length
10 h 51 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
23:4111:41 PM
Moonset
11:1411:14 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM06:596:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:076:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:405:40 AM06:596:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:596:59 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:218:21 AM09:429:42 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0311:03 AM12:2512:25 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4612:46 PM13:301:30 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5212:52 PM14:252:25 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:301:30 PM15:403:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:461:46 PM15:073:07 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:132:13 PM14:572:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:572:57 PM15:403:40 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:403:40 PM17:505:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:505:50 PM19:357:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:505:50 PM18:176:17 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:505:50 PM19:097:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1010:10 PM23:4411:44 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01 AM+124:4912:49 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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