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Wednesday 8 January 2003 · Tehran, Iran

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 23:1711:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:081:08 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:157:15 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0812:08 PM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:1112:11 PM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 52 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:1112:11 PM
At noon, 12:1112:11 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 66° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 30% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 66° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:186:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:157:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:3110:31 AM–12:1512:15 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:292:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:075:07 PM–17:355:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:075:07 PM–18:326:32 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:298:29 AM–09:439:43 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5710:57 AM–12:1112:11 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5111:51 AM–12:3112:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1112:11 PM–13:251:25 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya29:545:54 AM+1–31:417:41 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

Lābha07:157:15 AM–08:298:29 AMgood
Amṛta08:298:29 AM–09:439:43 AMgood
Kāla09:439:43 AM–10:5710:57 AMavoid
Śubha10:5710:57 AM–12:1112:11 PMgood
Roga12:1112:11 PM–13:251:25 PMavoid
Udvega13:251:25 PM–14:392:39 PMavoid
Cara14:392:39 PM–15:533:53 PMneutral
Lābha15:533:53 PM–17:075:07 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:075:07 PM–18:536:53 PMavoid
Śubha18:536:53 PM–20:398:39 PMgood
Amṛta20:398:39 PM–22:2510:25 PMgood
Cara22:2510:25 PM–24:1112:11 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1112:11 AM+1–25:571:57 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:571:57 AM+1–27:433:43 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:433:43 AM+1–29:295:29 AM+1good
Udvega29:295:29 AM+1–31:157:15 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:157:15 AM to 31:157:15 AM+1

07:157:15 AM sunrise17:075:07 PM sunsetsunrise 31:157:15 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 25:081:08 AM+1
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 19:147:14 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 24:0212:02 AM+1
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 12:0812:08 PM
Taitilauntil 25:081:08 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1112:11 PM–13:251:25 PM
Pradoṣa 17:075:07 PM–19:007:00 PM
Niśītha 23:4711:47 PM–24:3512:35 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:251:25 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 52 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:007:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:3512:35 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  9. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī25:08 01:081:08 AM ThuSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā19:147:14 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVarīyān24:02 00:0212:02 AM ThuParigha
KaraṇaKaulava12:0812:08 PMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra31:15 07:157:15 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 182
Day length
9 h 52 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:0011:00 AM
Moonset
22:4110:41 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:225:22 AM07:157:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:225:22 AM06:186:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:157:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:157:15 AM09:139:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:298:29 AM09:439:43 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:139:13 AM11:1211:12 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:3110:31 AM12:1512:15 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5710:57 AM12:1112:11 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4711:47 AM12:3512:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1112:11 PM13:251:25 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:101:10 PM15:093:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:501:50 PM14:292:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:093:09 PM17:075:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:075:07 PM19:007:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:075:07 PM17:355:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:075:07 PM18:326:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4711:47 PM24:3512:35 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:545:54 AM+131:417:41 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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