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Monday 14 January 2008 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 14:242:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:131:13 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

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

AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate

At sunrise

06:406:40 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:131:13 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 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 muhūrta04:544:54 AM–05:475:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:205:20 AM–06:406:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4111:41 AM–12:2412:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:491:49 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:185:18 PM–18:526:52 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:245:24 PM–17:515:51 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:245:24 PM–18:446:44 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:587:58 AM–09:329:32 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla08:008:00 AM–09:219:21 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4110:41 AM–12:0212:02 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2412:24 PM–13:071:07 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:231:23 PM–14:432:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:322:32 PM–15:153:15 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

Amṛta06:406:40 AM–08:008:00 AMgood
Kāla08:008:00 AM–09:219:21 AMavoid
Śubha09:219:21 AM–10:4110:41 AMgood
Roga10:4110:41 AM–12:0212:02 PMavoid
Udvega12:0212:02 PM–13:231:23 PMavoid
Cara13:231:23 PM–14:432:43 PMneutral
Lābha14:432:43 PM–16:044:04 PMgood
Amṛta16:044:04 PM–17:245:24 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:245:24 PM–19:047:04 PMneutral
Roga19:047:04 PM–20:438:43 PMavoid
Kāla20:438:43 PM–22:2310:23 PMavoid
Lābha22:2310:23 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1good
Udvega24:0212:02 AM+1–25:411:41 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:411:41 AM+1–27:213:21 AM+1good
Amṛta27:213:21 AM+1–29:005:00 AM+1good
Cara29:005:00 AM+1–30:406:40 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:406:40 AM to 30:406:40 AM+1

06:406:40 AM sunrise17:245:24 PM sunsetsunrise 30:406:40 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 13:131:13 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 21:589:58 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 16:334:33 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 13:131:13 PM
Garauntil 24:2912:29 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:008:00 AM–09:219:21 AM
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Pradoṣa 17:245:24 PM–19:107:10 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26 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 09:219:21 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2412:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 45 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:107:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī13:131:13 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā21:589:58 PMRevatī
YogaParigha16:334:33 PMŚiva
KaraṇaTaitila13:131:13 PMGara
VāraSomavāra30:40 06:406:40 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2064
Śaka
1929
Kali
5108
Ahargaṇa
1 866 014
Day length
10 h 45 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
10:2410:24 AM
Moonset
23:0711:07 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:544:54 AM06:406:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:544:54 AM05:475:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:205:20 AM06:406:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:406:40 AM08:498:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:587:58 AM09:329:32 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:008:00 AM09:219:21 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:498:49 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4110:41 AM12:0212:02 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2412:24 PM13:071:07 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:071:07 PM15:153:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:231:23 PM14:432:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:491:49 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:322:32 PM15:153:15 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:153:15 PM17:245:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:185:18 PM18:526:52 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:245:24 PM19:107:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:245:24 PM17:515:51 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:245:24 PM18:446:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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