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Monday 3 January 2028 · Puning, Guangdong, China

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

06:586:58 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:043:04 PM

Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.

Noon

12:1912:19 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1912:19 PM
At noon, 12:1912:19 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 muhūrta05:115:11 AM–06:046:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:385:38 AM–06:586:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5811:58 AM–12:4112:41 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:072:07 PM–14:502:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:483:48 PM–17:365:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:415:41 PM–18:086:08 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:415:41 PM–19:017:01 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:188:18 AM–09:399:39 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5910:59 AM–12:1912:19 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4112:41 PM–13:241:24 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:401:40 PM–15:003:00 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:502:50 PM–15:333:33 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

Amṛta06:586:58 AM–08:188:18 AMgood
Kāla08:188:18 AM–09:399:39 AMavoid
Śubha09:399:39 AM–10:5910:59 AMgood
Roga10:5910:59 AM–12:1912:19 PMavoid
Udvega12:1912:19 PM–13:401:40 PMavoid
Cara13:401:40 PM–15:003:00 PMneutral
Lābha15:003:00 PM–16:214:21 PMgood
Amṛta16:214:21 PM–17:415:41 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:415:41 PM–19:217:21 PMneutral
Roga19:217:21 PM–21:019:01 PMavoid
Kāla21:019:01 PM–22:4010:40 PMavoid
Lābha22:4010:40 PM–24:2012:20 AM+1good
Udvega24:2012:20 AM+1–25:591:59 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:591:59 AM+1–27:393:39 AM+1good
Amṛta27:393:39 AM+1–29:185:18 AM+1good
Cara29:185:18 AM+1–30:586:58 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:586:58 AM to 30:586:58 AM+1

06:586:58 AM sunrise17:415:41 PM sunsetsunrise 30:586:58 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
Taitilauntil 18:436:43 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:188:18 AM–09:399:39 AM
Abhijit 11:5811:58 AM–12:4112:41 PM
Pradoṣa 17:415:41 PM–19:287:28 PM
Niśītha 23:5611:56 PM–24:4412:44 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 09:399:39 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4112:41 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 44 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:287:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4412:44 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. 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
KaraṇaTaitila18:436:43 PMGara
VāraSomavāra30:58 06:586:58 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2084
Śaka
1949
Kali
5128
Ahargaṇa
1 873 308
Day length
10 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
10:4710:47 AM
Moonset
23:0811:08 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:115:11 AM06:586:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:115:11 AM06:046:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:385:38 AM06:586:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:586:58 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:188:18 AM09:399:39 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM11:1511:15 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5910:59 AM12:1912:19 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5511:55 AM12:4312:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:4112:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4112:41 PM13:241:24 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:241:24 PM15:333:33 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:401:40 PM15:003:00 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:072:07 PM14:502:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:502:50 PM15:333:33 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:333:33 PM17:415:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:483:48 PM17:365:36 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:415:41 PM19:287:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:415:41 PM18:086:08 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:415:41 PM19:017:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5611:56 PM24:4412:44 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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