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January 2001 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 15 January 2001 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 12:0012:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:0510:05 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

08:258:25 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0510:05 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

13:221:22 PM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:221:22 PM
At noon, 13:221:22 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 254° ahead of it, in Hasta, 64% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 254° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:326:32 AM–07:287:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā07:007:00 AM–08:258:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:031:03 PM–13:421:42 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:023:02 PM–15:413:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:206:20 PM–18:486:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:206:20 PM–19:457:45 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1010:10 PM–23:4411:44 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla09:399:39 AM–10:5410:54 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:0812:08 PM–13:221:22 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:5212:52 PM–14:252:25 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:421:42 PM–14:222:22 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:372:37 PM–15:513:51 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:413:41 PM–16:214:21 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

Amṛta08:258:25 AM–09:399:39 AMgood
Kāla09:399:39 AM–10:5410:54 AMavoid
Śubha10:5410:54 AM–12:0812:08 PMgood
Roga12:0812:08 PM–13:221:22 PMavoid
Udvega13:221:22 PM–14:372:37 PMavoid
Cara14:372:37 PM–15:513:51 PMneutral
Lābha15:513:51 PM–17:065:06 PMgood
Amṛta17:065:06 PM–18:206:20 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:206:20 PM–20:068:06 PMneutral
Roga20:068:06 PM–21:519:51 PMavoid
Kāla21:519:51 PM–23:3711:37 PMavoid
Lābha23:3711:37 PM–25:221:22+1 AMgood
Udvega25:221:22+1 AM–27:083:08+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:083:08+1 AM–28:534:53+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:534:53+1 AM–30:396:39+1 AMgood
Cara30:396:39+1 AM–32:248:24+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:258:25 AM to 32:248:24+1 AM

08:258:25 AM sunrise18:206:20 PM sunsetsunrise 32:248:24+1 AM
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 10:0510:05 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 28:004:00+1 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 19:277:27 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 10:0510:05 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 21:249:24 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:399:39 AM–10:5410:54 AM
Abhijit 13:031:03 PM–13:421:42 PM
Pradoṣa 18:206:20 PM–20:138:13 PM
Niśītha 24:5812:58+1 AM–25:461:46+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:5410:54 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:421:42 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 55 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:138:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:461:46+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī10:0510:05 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraHasta28:00 04:004:00 AM TueCitrā
YogaAtigaṇḍa19:277:27 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaVaṇija10:0510:05 AMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra32:24 08:248:24 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 459
Day length
9 h 55 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:4312:43+1 AM
Moonset
12:1512:15 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:326:32 AM08:258:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:326:32 AM07:287:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight07:007:00 AM08:258:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:258:25 AM10:2410:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:399:39 AM10:5410:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2410:24 AM12:2312:23 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:0812:08 PM13:221:22 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5212:52 PM14:252:25 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5812:58 PM13:461:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:031:03 PM13:421:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:421:42 PM14:222:22 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:222:22 PM16:214:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:372:37 PM15:513:51 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:023:02 PM15:413:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:413:41 PM16:214:21 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:214:21 PM18:206:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:206:20 PM20:138:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:206:20 PM18:486:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:206:20 PM19:457:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1010:10 PM23:4411:44 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5812:58+1 AM25:461:46+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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