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Friday 26 December 2025 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 16:134:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:144:14 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:248:24 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3111:31 AM

Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.

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 70° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 33% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 70° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:296:29 AM–07:267:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:586:58 AM–08:248:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5412:54 PM–13:331:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:502:50 PM–15:293:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:326:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:297:29 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:373:37+1 AM–29:135:13+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika09:369:36 AM–10:4910:49 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2010:20 AM–10:5810:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0112:01 PM–13:141:14 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:331:33 PM–14:112:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:383:38 PM–16:514:51 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:575:57 PM–19:347:34 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

Cara08:248:24 AM–09:369:36 AMneutral
Lābha09:369:36 AM–10:4910:49 AMgood
Amṛta10:4910:49 AM–12:0112:01 PMgood
Kāla12:0112:01 PM–13:141:14 PMavoid
Śubha13:141:14 PM–14:262:26 PMgood
Roga14:262:26 PM–15:383:38 PMavoid
Udvega15:383:38 PM–16:514:51 PMavoid
Cara16:514:51 PM–18:036:03 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:036:03 PM–19:517:51 PMavoid
Kāla19:517:51 PM–21:389:38 PMavoid
Lābha21:389:38 PM–23:2611:26 PMgood
Udvega23:2611:26 PM–25:141:14+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:141:14+1 AM–27:013:01+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:013:01+1 AM–28:494:49+1 AMgood
Cara28:494:49+1 AM–30:376:37+1 AMneutral
Roga30:376:37+1 AM–32:248:24+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

08:248:24 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 32:248:24+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 16:144:14 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 11:3111:31 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 16:314:31 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 16:144:14 PM
Garauntil 28:024:02+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0112:01 PM–13:141:14 PM
Abhijit 12:5412:54 PM–13:331:33 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:587:58 PM
Niśītha 24:5012:50+1 AM–25:381:38+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:141:14 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:331:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  6. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  7. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 9 h 39 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:587:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:381:38+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī16:144:14 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā11:3111:31 AMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi16:314:31 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaTaitila16:144:14 PMGara
VāraŚukravāra32:24 08:248:24 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 570
Day length
9 h 39 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:1612:16 PM
Moonset
24:0712:07+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:296:29 AM08:248:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:296:29 AM07:267:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:586:58 AM08:248:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:248:24 AM10:2010:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:369:36 AM10:4910:49 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2010:20 AM12:1612:16 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2010:20 AM10:5810:58 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0112:01 PM13:141:14 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5012:50 PM13:381:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5412:54 PM13:331:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:331:33 PM14:112:11 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:112:11 PM16:074:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:502:50 PM15:293:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:383:38 PM16:514:51 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:074:07 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:575:57 PM19:347:34 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:587:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:326:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:297:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:5012:50+1 AM25:381:38+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:373:37+1 AM29:135:13+1 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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