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Thursday 8 January 2026 · Thāne, Maharashtra, India

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 06:346:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:067:06 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:147:14 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:2512:25 PM

Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.

Noon

12:4512:45 PM

The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonThāne12:4512:45 PM
At noon, 12:4512:45 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 243° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 73% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 243° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:305:30 AM–06:226:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:565:56 AM–07:147:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2312:23 PM–13:071:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:352:35 PM–15:193:19 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:166:16 PM–18:426:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:166:16 PM–19:347:34 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:066:06 AM+1–31:477:47 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:147:14 AM–08:378:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:599:59 AM–11:2211:22 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5410:54 AM–11:3911:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:082:08 PM–15:303:30 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:193:19 PM–16:034:03 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya20:008:00 PM–21:419:41 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

Śubha07:147:14 AM–08:378:37 AMgood
Roga08:378:37 AM–09:599:59 AMavoid
Udvega09:599:59 AM–11:2211:22 AMavoid
Cara11:2211:22 AM–12:4512:45 PMneutral
Lābha12:4512:45 PM–14:082:08 PMgood
Amṛta14:082:08 PM–15:303:30 PMgood
Kāla15:303:30 PM–16:534:53 PMavoid
Śubha16:534:53 PM–18:166:16 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:166:16 PM–19:537:53 PMgood
Cara19:537:53 PM–21:309:30 PMneutral
Roga21:309:30 PM–23:0811:08 PMavoid
Kāla23:0811:08 PM–24:4512:45 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:4512:45 AM+1–26:222:22 AM+1good
Udvega26:222:22 AM+1–27:593:59 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:593:59 AM+1–29:375:37 AM+1good
Amṛta29:375:37 AM+1–31:147:14 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:147:14 AM sunrise18:166:16 PM sunsetsunrise 31:147:14 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 31:067:06 AM+1
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 12:2512:25 PM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 17:265:26 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 18:446:44 PM
Vaṇijauntil 31:067:06 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2312:23 PM–13:071:07 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:082:08 PM–15:303:30 PM
Pradoṣa 18:166:16 PM–20:008:00 PM
Niśītha 24:2112:21 AM+1–25:091:09 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:071:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:303:30 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 02 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:008:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:091:09 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī31:06 07:067:06 AM FriSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī12:2512:25 PMUttara Phalgunī
YogaSaubhāgya17:265:26 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaGara18:446:44 PMVaṇija
VāraGuruvāra31:14 07:147:14 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 583
Day length
11 h 02 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:1211:12 PM
Moonset
10:5210:52 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:305:30 AM07:147:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:305:30 AM06:226:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:565:56 AM07:147:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:147:14 AM09:269:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:147:14 AM08:378:37 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:269:26 AM11:3911:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:599:59 AM11:2211:22 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5410:54 AM11:3911:39 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2112:21 PM13:091:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2312:23 PM13:071:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:511:51 PM16:034:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:082:08 PM15:303:30 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:352:35 PM15:193:19 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:193:19 PM16:034:03 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:034:03 PM18:166:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:166:16 PM20:008:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:166:16 PM18:426:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:166:16 PM19:347:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:008:00 PM21:419:41 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2112:21 AM+125:091:09 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:066:06 AM+131:477:47 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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