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Thursday 14 January 2027 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 15:323:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:294:29 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

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

AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate

At sunrise

08:258:25 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:294:29 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

13:221:22 PM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:221:22 PM
At noon, 13:221:22 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 70° ahead of it, in Uttara 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 muhūrta06:326:32 AM–07:297:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā07:007:00 AM–08:258:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:021:02 PM–13:421:42 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:013:01 PM–15:413:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:196:19 PM–18:476:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:196:19 PM–19:437:43 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:468:46 PM–22:2710:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:258:25 AM–09:399:39 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:4110:41 AM–12:2112:21 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:5410:54 AM–12:0812:08 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4311:43 AM–12:2312:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:362:36 PM–15:503:50 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:413:41 PM–16:204:20 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

Śubha08:258:25 AM–09:399:39 AMgood
Roga09:399:39 AM–10:5410:54 AMavoid
Udvega10:5410:54 AM–12:0812:08 PMavoid
Cara12:0812:08 PM–13:221:22 PMneutral
Lābha13:221:22 PM–14:362:36 PMgood
Amṛta14:362:36 PM–15:503:50 PMgood
Kāla15:503:50 PM–17:055:05 PMavoid
Śubha17:055:05 PM–18:196:19 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:196:19 PM–20:058:05 PMgood
Cara20:058:05 PM–21:509:50 PMneutral
Roga21:509:50 PM–23:3611:36 PMavoid
Kāla23:3611:36 PM–25:221:22 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:221:22 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1good
Udvega27:083:08 AM+1–28:534:53 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:534:53 AM+1–30:396:39 AM+1good
Amṛta30:396:39 AM+1–32:258:25 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

08:258:25 AM sunrise18:196:19 PM sunsetsunrise 32:258:25 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 16:294:29 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 25:491:49 AM+1
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 19:527:52 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 16:294:29 PM
Garauntil 28:424:42 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 13:021:02 PM–13:421:42 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:362:36 PM–15:503:50 PM
Pradoṣa 18:196:19 PM–20:128:12 PM
Niśītha 24:5812:58 AM+1–25:461:46 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 13:421:42 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:503:50 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 54 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:128:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:461:46 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī16:294:29 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā25:49 01:491:49 AM FriRevatī
YogaParigha19:527:52 PMŚiva
KaraṇaTaitila16:294:29 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra32:25 08:258:25 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 954
Day length
9 h 54 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
11:3411:34 AM
Moonset
24:2912:29 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:326:32 AM08:258:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:326:32 AM07:297:29 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
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:258:25 AM09:399:39 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2410:24 AM12:2312:23 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:4110:41 AM12:2112:21 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5410:54 AM12:0812:08 PMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:2312:23 PM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5812:58 PM13:461:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:021:02 PM13:421:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:212:21 PM16:204:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:362:36 PM15:503:50 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:013:01 PM15:413:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:413:41 PM16:204:20 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:204:20 PM18:196:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:196:19 PM20:128:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:196:19 PM18:476:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:196:19 PM19:437:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:468:46 PM22:2710:27 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5812:58 AM+125:461:46 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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