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Thursday 24 December 1998 · Tehran, Iran

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 04:544:54 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:124:12+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:127:12 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0111:01 AM

Vajra gives way to Siddhi.

Noon

12:0412:04 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0412:04 PM
At noon, 12:0412:04 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 64° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 28% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 64° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:185:18 AM–06:156:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–07:127:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4411:44 AM–12:2312:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:411:41 PM–14:202:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:245:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM–18:216:21 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:566:56 PM–20:328:32 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:127:12 AM–08:258:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:219:21 AM–10:5710:57 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:389:38 AM–10:5110:51 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2610:26 AM–11:0511:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:171:17 PM–14:302:30 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:202:20 PM–14:592:59 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

Śubha07:127:12 AM–08:258:25 AMgood
Roga08:258:25 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Udvega09:389:38 AM–10:5110:51 AMavoid
Cara10:5110:51 AM–12:0412:04 PMneutral
Lābha12:0412:04 PM–13:171:17 PMgood
Amṛta13:171:17 PM–14:302:30 PMgood
Kāla14:302:30 PM–15:433:43 PMavoid
Śubha15:433:43 PM–16:564:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:564:56 PM–18:436:43 PMgood
Cara18:436:43 PM–20:308:30 PMneutral
Roga20:308:30 PM–22:1710:17 PMavoid
Kāla22:1710:17 PM–24:0412:04+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:0412:04+1 AM–25:511:51+1 AMgood
Udvega25:511:51+1 AM–27:383:38+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:383:38+1 AM–29:255:25+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:255:25+1 AM–31:127:12+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:127:12 AM to 31:127:12+1 AM

07:127:12 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:127:12+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 28:124:12+1 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 26:082:08+1 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 11:0111:01 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 16:364:36 PM
Taitilauntil 28:124:12+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4411:44 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:171:17 PM–14:302:30 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:506:50 PM
Niśītha 23:4011:40 PM–24:2812:28+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. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2312:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:302:30 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:506:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2812:28+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  10. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī28:12 04:124:12 AM FriSaptamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā26:08 02:082:08 AM FriPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra11:0111:01 AMSiddhi
KaraṇaKaulava16:364:36 PMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra31:12 07:127:12 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 706
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
10:5710:57 AM
Moonset
22:2010:20 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:185:18 AM07:127:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:185:18 AM06:156:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM07:127:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:127:12 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:127:12 AM08:258:25 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:219:21 AM10:5710:57 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:389:38 AM10:5110:51 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2610:26 AM11:0511:05 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4011:40 AM12:2812:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:2312:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM14:592:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:171:17 PM14:302:30 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:411:41 PM14:202:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:202:20 PM14:592:59 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:592:59 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:564:56 PM18:506:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:564:56 PM17:245:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:564:56 PM18:216:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:566:56 PM20:328:32 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4011:40 PM24:2812:28+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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