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Wednesday 28 December 2022 · Tehran, Iran

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 20:538:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:456:45 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:137:13 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:447:44 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:0612:06 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0612:06 PM
At noon, 12:0612:06 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 68° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 32% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 68° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:195:19 AM–06:166:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:485:48 AM–07:137:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:222:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:584:58 PM–17:275:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:584:58 PM–18:246:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:052:05+1 AM–27:363:36+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:268:26 AM–09:409:40 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5310:53 AM–12:0612:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4611:46 AM–12:2512:25 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0612:06 PM–13:191:19 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:534:53 PM–18:256:25 PMa 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

Lābha07:137:13 AM–08:268:26 AMgood
Amṛta08:268:26 AM–09:409:40 AMgood
Kāla09:409:40 AM–10:5310:53 AMavoid
Śubha10:5310:53 AM–12:0612:06 PMgood
Roga12:0612:06 PM–13:191:19 PMavoid
Udvega13:191:19 PM–14:322:32 PMavoid
Cara14:322:32 PM–15:453:45 PMneutral
Lābha15:453:45 PM–16:584:58 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:584:58 PM–18:456:45 PMavoid
Śubha18:456:45 PM–20:328:32 PMgood
Amṛta20:328:32 PM–22:1910:19 PMgood
Cara22:1910:19 PM–24:0612:06+1 AMneutral
Roga24:0612:06+1 AM–25:531:53+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:531:53+1 AM–27:403:40+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:403:40+1 AM–29:275:27+1 AMgood
Udvega29:275:27+1 AM–31:147:14+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:137:13 AM to 31:147:14+1 AM

07:137:13 AM sunrise16:584:58 PM sunsetsunrise 31:147:14+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 18:456:45 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 10:4610:46 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 12:2012:20 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 07:447:44 AM
Taitilauntil 18:456:45 PM
Garauntil 29:565:56+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0612:06 PM–13:191:19 PM
Pradoṣa 16:584:58 PM–18:526:52 PM
Niśītha 23:4211:42 PM–24:3012:30+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  3. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:191:19 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 45 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:526:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3012:30+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī18:456:45 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā10:4610:46 AMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi12:2012:20 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaKaulava07:447:44 AMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra31:14 07:147:14 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2079
Śaka
1944
Kali
5123
Ahargaṇa
1 871 476
Day length
9 h 45 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:1911:19 AM
Moonset
22:4610:46 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:195:19 AM07:137:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:195:19 AM06:166:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:485:48 AM07:137:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:137:13 AM09:109:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:268:26 AM09:409:40 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:109:10 AM11:0711:07 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5310:53 AM12:0612:06 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4211:42 AM12:3012:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4611:46 AM12:2512:25 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0612:06 PM13:191:19 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:041:04 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:222:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:013:01 PM16:584:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:534:53 PM18:256:25 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:584:58 PM18:526:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:584:58 PM17:275:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:584:58 PM18:246:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4211:42 PM24:3012:30+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:052:05+1 AM27:363:36+1 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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