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Friday 9 January 2026 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 09:049:04 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:369:36 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:268:26 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:369:36 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

13:201:20 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:201:20 PM
At noon, 13:201:20 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 254° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 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–07:297:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā07:017:01 AM–08:268:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:368:36 AM–10:1710:17 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit13:001:00 PM–13:401:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:582:58 PM–15:373:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:146:14 PM–18:436:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:146:14 PM–19:397:39 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika09:399:39 AM–10:5310:53 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2410:24 AM–11:0311:03 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0712:07 PM–13:201:20 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:401:40 PM–14:192:19 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:473:47 PM–17:015:01 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:171:17+1 AM–27:013:01+1 AMa 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

Cara08:268:26 AM–09:399:39 AMneutral
Lābha09:399:39 AM–10:5310:53 AMgood
Amṛta10:5310:53 AM–12:0712:07 PMgood
Kāla12:0712:07 PM–13:201:20 PMavoid
Śubha13:201:20 PM–14:342:34 PMgood
Roga14:342:34 PM–15:473:47 PMavoid
Udvega15:473:47 PM–17:015:01 PMavoid
Cara17:015:01 PM–18:146:14 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:146:14 PM–20:018:01 PMavoid
Kāla20:018:01 PM–21:479:47 PMavoid
Lābha21:479:47 PM–23:3411:34 PMgood
Udvega23:3411:34 PM–25:201:20+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:201:20+1 AM–27:063:06+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:063:06+1 AM–28:534:53+1 AMgood
Cara28:534:53+1 AM–30:396:39+1 AMneutral
Roga30:396:39+1 AM–32:268:26+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:268:26 AM to 32:268:26+1 AM

08:268:26 AM sunrise18:146:14 PM sunsetsunrise 32:268:26+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 09:369:36 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 16:114:11 PM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 19:267:26 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 09:369:36 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 22:1010:10 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0712:07 PM–13:201:20 PM
Abhijit 13:001:00 PM–13:401:40 PM
Pradoṣa 18:146:14 PM–20:088:08 PM
Niśītha 24:5612:56+1 AM–25:441:44+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. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:201:20 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:401:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 48 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:088:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:441:44+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī09:369:36 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī16:114:11 PMHasta
YogaŚobhana19:267:26 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaVaṇija09:369:36 AMViṣṭi
VāraŚukravāra32:26 08:268:26 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 584
Day length
9 h 48 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:4312:43+1 AM
Moonset
11:5311:53 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:326:32 AM08:268:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:326:32 AM07:297:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight07:017:01 AM08:268:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:268:26 AM10:2410:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:368:36 AM10:1710:17 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:399:39 AM10:5310:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2410:24 AM12:2112:21 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2410:24 AM11:0311:03 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0712:07 PM13:201:20 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5612:56 PM13:441:44 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:001:00 PM13:401:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:401:40 PM14:192:19 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:192:19 PM16:174:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:582:58 PM15:373:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:473:47 PM17:015:01 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:174:17 PM18:146:14 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:146:14 PM20:088:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:146:14 PM18:436:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:146:14 PM19:397:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:5612:56+1 AM25:441:44+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:171:17+1 AM27:013:01+1 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
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