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Tuesday 16 January 2024 · Queens, New York, United States

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 15:473:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:281:28 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:177:17 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:319:31 AM

Parigha gives way to Śiva.

Noon

12:0512:05 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0512:05 PM
At noon, 12:0512:05 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 71° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 34% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 71° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:177:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4611:46 AM–12:2412:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:391:39 PM–15:083:08 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:411:41 PM–14:202:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:534:53 PM–17:225:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:534:53 PM–18:196:19 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:129:12 AM–09:519:51 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:419:41 AM–10:5310:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0512:05 PM–13:171:17 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:292:29 PM–15:413:41 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3910:39 PM–23:3611:36 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya29:365:36 AM+1–31:087:08 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Roga07:177:17 AM–08:298:29 AMavoid
Udvega08:298:29 AM–09:419:41 AMavoid
Cara09:419:41 AM–10:5310:53 AMneutral
Lābha10:5310:53 AM–12:0512:05 PMgood
Amṛta12:0512:05 PM–13:171:17 PMgood
Kāla13:171:17 PM–14:292:29 PMavoid
Śubha14:292:29 PM–15:413:41 PMgood
Roga15:413:41 PM–16:534:53 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:534:53 PM–18:416:41 PMavoid
Lābha18:416:41 PM–20:298:29 PMgood
Udvega20:298:29 PM–22:1710:17 PMavoid
Śubha22:1710:17 PM–24:0512:05 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0512:05 AM+1–25:531:53 AM+1good
Cara25:531:53 AM+1–27:413:41 AM+1neutral
Roga27:413:41 AM+1–29:295:29 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:295:29 AM+1–31:177:17 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:177:17 AM to 31:177:17 AM+1

07:177:17 AM sunrise16:534:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:177:17 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 13:281:28 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 18:086:08 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 09:319:31 AM
Śivauntil 30:436:43 AM+1
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 13:281:28 PM
Garauntil 24:2912:29 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4611:46 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:292:29 PM–15:413:41 PM
Pradoṣa 16:534:53 PM–18:486:48 PM
Niśītha 23:4111:41 PM–24:2912:29 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2412:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:413:41 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 36 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:486:48 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2912:29 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī13:281:28 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā18:086:08 PMRevatī
YogaParigha09:319:31 AMŚiva
KaraṇaTaitila13:281:28 PMGara
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:17 07:177:17 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 860
Day length
9 h 36 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
10:3610:36 AM
Moonset
23:1811:18 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:225:22 AM07:177:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:225:22 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:177:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:177:17 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:129:12 AM09:519:51 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:419:41 AM10:5310:53 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4111:41 AM12:2912:29 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4611:46 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0512:05 PM13:171:17 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:031:03 PM14:582:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:391:39 PM15:083:08 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:411:41 PM14:202:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:292:29 PM15:413:41 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:582:58 PM16:534:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:534:53 PM18:486:48 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:534:53 PM17:225:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:534:53 PM18:196:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3910:39 PM23:3611:36 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4111:41 PM24:2912:29 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:365:36 AM+131:087:08 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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