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Friday 25 December 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 09:249:24 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:428:42 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:238:23 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:428:42 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

13:131:13 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:131:13 PM
At noon, 13:131:13 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 74° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 37% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 74° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:286:28 AM–07:267:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:576:57 AM–08:238:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5412:54 PM–13:321:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:492:49 PM–15:283:28 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:316:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:287:28 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1810:18 PM–23:5211:52 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika09:369:36 AM–10:4810:48 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1910:19 AM–10:5810:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0012:00 PM–13:131:13 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:5412:54 PM–14:282:28 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:321:32 PM–14:112:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:383:38 PM–16:504:50 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara08:238:23 AM–09:369:36 AMneutral
Lābha09:369:36 AM–10:4810:48 AMgood
Amṛta10:4810:48 AM–12:0012:00 PMgood
Kāla12:0012:00 PM–13:131:13 PMavoid
Śubha13:131:13 PM–14:252:25 PMgood
Roga14:252:25 PM–15:383:38 PMavoid
Udvega15:383:38 PM–16:504:50 PMavoid
Cara16:504:50 PM–18:026:02 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:026:02 PM–19:507:50 PMavoid
Kāla19:507:50 PM–21:389:38 PMavoid
Lābha21:389:38 PM–23:2511:25 PMgood
Udvega23:2511:25 PM–25:131:13 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:131:13 AM+1–27:013:01 AM+1good
Amṛta27:013:01 AM+1–28:484:48 AM+1good
Cara28:484:48 AM+1–30:366:36 AM+1neutral
Roga30:366:36 AM+1–32:248:24 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:238:23 AM to 32:248:24 AM+1

08:238:23 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 32:248:24 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 08:428:42 AM
Saptamīuntil 31:327:32 AM+1
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 30:086:08 AM+1
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 13:391:39 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 08:428:42 AM
Garauntil 20:108:10 PM
Vaṇijauntil 31:327:32 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0012:00 PM–13:131:13 PM
Abhijit 12:5412:54 PM–13:321:32 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:577:57 PM
Niśītha 24:4912:49 AM+1–25:371:37 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:131:13 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:321:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 39 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:577:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:371:37 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  13. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  14. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī08:428:42 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā30:08 06:086:08 AM SatUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi13:391:39 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaTaitila08:428:42 AMGara
VāraŚukravāra32:24 08:248:24 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 707
Day length
9 h 39 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:3812:38 PM
Moonset
24:2212:22 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:286:28 AM08:238:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:286:28 AM07:267:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:576:57 AM08:238:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:238:23 AM10:1910:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:369:36 AM10:4810:48 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1910:19 AM12:1512:15 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1910:19 AM10:5810:58 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0012:00 PM13:131:13 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4912:49 PM13:371:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5412:54 PM13:321:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5412:54 PM14:282:28 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:321:32 PM14:112:11 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:112:11 PM16:074:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:492:49 PM15:283:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:383:38 PM16:504:50 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:074:07 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:577:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:316:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:287:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1810:18 PM23:5211:52 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4912:49 AM+125:371:37 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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