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January 2001 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 15 January 2001 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 09:309:30 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:357:35 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

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

At sunrise

07:197:19 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:357:35 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:4812:48 PM

The Sun 48° above S. Day length 10 h 59 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:4812:48 PM
At noon, 12:4812:48 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 255° ahead of it, in Hasta, 63% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 255° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:355:35 AM–06:276:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:016:01 AM–07:197:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2612:26 PM–13:101:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:382:38 PM–15:223:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:176:17 PM–18:436:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:176:17 PM–19:367:36 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:407:40 PM–21:149:14 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:418:41 AM–10:0410:04 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:2210:22 AM–11:5511:55 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2611:26 AM–12:4812:48 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:101:10 PM–13:541:54 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:102:10 PM–15:333:33 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:223:22 PM–16:064:06 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

Amṛta07:197:19 AM–08:418:41 AMgood
Kāla08:418:41 AM–10:0410:04 AMavoid
Śubha10:0410:04 AM–11:2611:26 AMgood
Roga11:2611:26 AM–12:4812:48 PMavoid
Udvega12:4812:48 PM–14:102:10 PMavoid
Cara14:102:10 PM–15:333:33 PMneutral
Lābha15:333:33 PM–16:554:55 PMgood
Amṛta16:554:55 PM–18:176:17 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:176:17 PM–19:557:55 PMneutral
Roga19:557:55 PM–21:339:33 PMavoid
Kāla21:339:33 PM–23:1011:10 PMavoid
Lābha23:1011:10 PM–24:4812:48 AM+1good
Udvega24:4812:48 AM+1–26:262:26 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:262:26 AM+1–28:044:04 AM+1good
Amṛta28:044:04 AM+1–29:415:41 AM+1good
Cara29:415:41 AM+1–31:197:19 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:197:19 AM sunrise18:176:17 PM sunsetsunrise 31:197:19 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 07:357:35 AM
Saptamīuntil 30:246:24 AM+1
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 25:301:30 AM+1
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 16:574:57 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 07:357:35 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 18:546:54 PM
Bavauntil 30:246:24 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:418:41 AM–10:0410:04 AM
Abhijit 12:2612:26 PM–13:101:10 PM
Pradoṣa 18:176:17 PM–20:028:02 PM
Niśītha 24:2412:24 AM+1–25:121:12 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. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:0410:04 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:101:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 59 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:028:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:121:12 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  12. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  13. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  14. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī07:357:35 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraHasta25:30 01:301:30 AM TueCitrā
YogaAtigaṇḍa16:574:57 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaVaṇija07:357:35 AMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra31:19 07:197:19 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 459
Day length
10 h 59 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:1112:11 AM+1
Moonset
11:4211:42 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:355:35 AM07:197:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:355:35 AM06:276:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:016:01 AM07:197:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:197:19 AM09:319:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:418:41 AM10:0410:04 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:319:31 AM11:4211:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:2210:22 AM11:5511:55 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2611:26 AM12:4812:48 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2412:24 PM13:121:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2612:26 PM13:101:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:101:10 PM13:541:54 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:541:54 PM16:064:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:102:10 PM15:333:33 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:382:38 PM15:223:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:223:22 PM16:064:06 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:064:06 PM18:176:17 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:176:17 PM20:028:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:176:17 PM18:436:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:176:17 PM19:367:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:407:40 PM21:149:14 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2412:24 AM+125:121:12 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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