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Thursday 30 January 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 12:0112:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:581:58 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:178:17 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:581:58 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

13:261:26 PM

The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 19 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:261:26 PM
At noon, 13:261:26 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 252° ahead of it, in Citrā, 66% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 252° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:276:27 AM–07:227:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:556:55 AM–08:178:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:061:06 PM–13:471:47 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:103:10 PM–15:513:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:366:36 PM–19:037:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:366:36 PM–19:587:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:4710:47 PM–24:3112:31 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:178:17 AM–09:349:34 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5210:52 AM–12:0912:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4311:43 AM–12:2512:25 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:2112:21 PM–14:052:05 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:442:44 PM–16:014:01 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:513:51 PM–16:324:32 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

Śubha08:178:17 AM–09:349:34 AMgood
Roga09:349:34 AM–10:5210:52 AMavoid
Udvega10:5210:52 AM–12:0912:09 PMavoid
Cara12:0912:09 PM–13:261:26 PMneutral
Lābha13:261:26 PM–14:442:44 PMgood
Amṛta14:442:44 PM–16:014:01 PMgood
Kāla16:014:01 PM–17:195:19 PMavoid
Śubha17:195:19 PM–18:366:36 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:366:36 PM–20:198:19 PMgood
Cara20:198:19 PM–22:0110:01 PMneutral
Roga22:0110:01 PM–23:4411:44 PMavoid
Kāla23:4411:44 PM–25:261:26 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:261:26 AM+1–27:093:09 AM+1good
Udvega27:093:09 AM+1–28:514:51 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:514:51 AM+1–30:346:34 AM+1good
Amṛta30:346:34 AM+1–32:168:16 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:178:17 AM to 32:168:16 AM+1

08:178:17 AM sunrise18:366:36 PM sunsetsunrise 32:168:16 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 13:581:58 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 29:445:44 AM+1
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 16:444:44 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 13:581:58 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 26:432:43 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 13:061:06 PM–13:471:47 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:442:44 PM–16:014:01 PM
Pradoṣa 18:366:36 PM–20:258:25 PM
Niśītha 25:021:02 AM+1–25:501:50 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 13:471:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:014:01 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 19 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:258:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:501:50 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī13:581:58 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraCitrā29:44 05:445:44 AM FriSvātī
YogaDhṛti16:444:44 PMŚūla
KaraṇaVaṇija13:581:58 PMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra32:16 08:168:16 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 862 013
Day length
10 h 19 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:4812:48 AM+1
Moonset
11:3511:35 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:276:27 AM08:178:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:276:27 AM07:227:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:556:55 AM08:178:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:178:17 AM10:2110:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:178:17 AM09:349:34 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2110:21 AM12:2512:25 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5210:52 AM12:0912:09 PMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:2512:25 PM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2112:21 PM14:052:05 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday13:021:02 PM13:501:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:061:06 PM13:471:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:282:28 PM16:324:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:442:44 PM16:014:01 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:103:10 PM15:513:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:513:51 PM16:324:32 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:324:32 PM18:366:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:366:36 PM20:258:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:366:36 PM19:037:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:366:36 PM19:587:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:4710:47 PM24:3112:31 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight25:021:02 AM+125:501:50 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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