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Thursday 14 January 2027 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 15:323:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:294:29 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

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

AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate

At sunrise

06:596:59 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:294:29 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 70° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 33% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 70° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

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–14:562:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:495:49 PM–18:166:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:495:49 PM–19:087:08 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:468:46 PM–22:2710:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:596:59 AM–08:218:21 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:429:42 AM–11:0311:03 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3610:36 AM–11:1911:19 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya10:4110:41 AM–12:2112:21 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:461:46 PM–15:073:07 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:562:56 PM–15:393:39 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

Śubha06:596:59 AM–08:218:21 AMgood
Roga08:218:21 AM–09:429:42 AMavoid
Udvega09:429:42 AM–11:0311:03 AMavoid
Cara11:0311:03 AM–12:2412:24 PMneutral
Lābha12:2412:24 PM–13:461:46 PMgood
Amṛta13:461:46 PM–15:073:07 PMgood
Kāla15:073:07 PM–16:284:28 PMavoid
Śubha16:284:28 PM–17:495:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:495:49 PM–19:287:28 PMgood
Cara19:287:28 PM–21:079:07 PMneutral
Roga21:079:07 PM–22:4610:46 PMavoid
Kāla22:4610:46 PM–24:2412:24 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2412:24 AM+1–26:032:03 AM+1good
Udvega26:032:03 AM+1–27:423:42 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:423:42 AM+1–29:215:21 AM+1good
Amṛta29:215:21 AM+1–30:596:59 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:596:59 AM sunrise17:495:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:596:59 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 16:294:29 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 25:491:49 AM+1
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 19:527:52 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 16:294:29 PM
Garauntil 28:424:42 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0312:03 PM–12:4612:46 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:461:46 PM–15:073:07 PM
Pradoṣa 17:495:49 PM–19:357:35 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00 AM+1–24:4812:48 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4612:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:073:07 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 50 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:357:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī16:294:29 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā25:49 01:491:49 AM FriRevatī
YogaParigha19:527:52 PMŚiva
KaraṇaTaitila16:294:29 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra30:59 06:596:59 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 954
Day length
10 h 50 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
10:4110:41 AM
Moonset
23:2011:20 PM

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
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:596:59 AM08:218:21 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:1911:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:429:42 AM11:0311:03 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3610:36 AM11:1911:19 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:4110:41 AM12:2112:21 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:291:29 PM15:393:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:461:46 PM15:073:07 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:132:13 PM14:562:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:562:56 PM15:393:39 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:393:39 PM17:495:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:495:49 PM19:357:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:495:49 PM18:166:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:495:49 PM19:087:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:468:46 PM22:2710:27 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00 AM+124:4812:48 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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