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Thursday 8 January 2026 · Queens, New York, United States

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 20:048:04 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:368:36 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:197:19 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:148:14 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 248° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 69% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 248° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:235:23 AM–06:216:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:525:52 AM–07:197:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4311:43 AM–12:2112:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:361:36 PM–14:142:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:454:45 PM–17:145:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:454:45 PM–18:126:12 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:367:36 PM–21:179:17 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:197:19 AM–08:308:30 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:309:30 AM–11:1111:11 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:419:41 AM–10:5210:52 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2810:28 AM–11:0611:06 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:131:13 PM–14:242:24 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:142:14 PM–14:522:52 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

Śubha07:197:19 AM–08:308:30 AMgood
Roga08:308:30 AM–09:419:41 AMavoid
Udvega09:419:41 AM–10:5210:52 AMavoid
Cara10:5210:52 AM–12:0212:02 PMneutral
Lābha12:0212:02 PM–13:131:13 PMgood
Amṛta13:131:13 PM–14:242:24 PMgood
Kāla14:242:24 PM–15:343:34 PMavoid
Śubha15:343:34 PM–16:454:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:454:45 PM–18:346:34 PMgood
Cara18:346:34 PM–20:248:24 PMneutral
Roga20:248:24 PM–22:1310:13 PMavoid
Kāla22:1310:13 PM–24:0212:02+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:0212:02+1 AM–25:511:51+1 AMgood
Udvega25:511:51+1 AM–27:413:41+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:413:41+1 AM–29:305:30+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:305:30+1 AM–31:197:19+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:197:19 AM to 31:197:19+1 AM

07:197:19 AM sunrise16:454:45 PM sunsetsunrise 31:197:19+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 20:368:36 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 27:113:11+1 AM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 30:266:26+1 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 08:148:14 AM
Vaṇijauntil 20:368:36 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4311:43 AM–12:2112:21 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:131:13 PM–14:242:24 PM
Pradoṣa 16:454:45 PM–18:426:42 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26+1 AM

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. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2112:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:242:24 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:426:42 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  8. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  11. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī20:368:36 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī27:11 03:113:11 AM FriHasta
YogaŚobhana30:26 06:266:26 AM FriAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaGara08:148:14 AMVaṇija
VāraGuruvāra31:19 07:197:19 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 583
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
22:5610:56 PM
Moonset
10:2310:23 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:235:23 AM07:197:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:235:23 AM06:216:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:525:52 AM07:197:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:197:19 AM09:139:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:197:19 AM08:308:30 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:139:13 AM11:0611:06 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:309:30 AM11:1111:11 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:419:41 AM10:5210:52 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2810:28 AM11:0611:06 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:2112:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5912:59 PM14:522:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:131:13 PM14:242:24 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:361:36 PM14:142:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:142:14 PM14:522:52 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:522:52 PM16:454:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:454:45 PM18:426:42 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:454:45 PM17:145:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:454:45 PM18:126:12 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:367:36 PM21:179:17 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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