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Monday 3 January 2028 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 16:104:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:436:43 PM.

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

15:043:04 PM

Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.

Noon

13:171:17 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:171:17 PM
At noon, 13:171:17 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā 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 muhūrta06:316:31 AM–07:297:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā07:007:00 AM–08:268:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5812:58 PM–13:371:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:542:54 PM–15:333:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:483:48 PM–17:365:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:096:09 PM–18:376:37 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:096:09 PM–19:347:34 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla09:399:39 AM–10:5110:51 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:0412:04 PM–13:171:17 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:371:37 PM–14:152:15 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:302:30 PM–15:433:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:333:33 PM–16:124:12 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

Amṛta08:268:26 AM–09:399:39 AMgood
Kāla09:399:39 AM–10:5110:51 AMavoid
Śubha10:5110:51 AM–12:0412:04 PMgood
Roga12:0412:04 PM–13:171:17 PMavoid
Udvega13:171:17 PM–14:302:30 PMavoid
Cara14:302:30 PM–15:433:43 PMneutral
Lābha15:433:43 PM–16:564:56 PMgood
Amṛta16:564:56 PM–18:096:09 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:096:09 PM–19:567:56 PMneutral
Roga19:567:56 PM–21:439:43 PMavoid
Kāla21:439:43 PM–23:3011:30 PMavoid
Lābha23:3011:30 PM–25:171:17+1 AMgood
Udvega25:171:17+1 AM–27:043:04+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:043:04+1 AM–28:524:52+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:524:52+1 AM–30:396:39+1 AMgood
Cara30:396:39+1 AM–32:268:26+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

08:268:26 AM sunrise18:096:09 PM sunsetsunrise 32:268:26+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 18:436:43 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 24:4612:46+1 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 15:043:04 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 18:436:43 PM
Garauntil 31:507:50+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:399:39 AM–10:5110:51 AM
Abhijit 12:5812:58 PM–13:371:37 PM
Pradoṣa 18:096:09 PM–20:038:03 PM
Niśītha 24:5312:53+1 AM–25:411:41+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 10:5110:51 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:371:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 43 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:038:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:411:41+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī18:436:43 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā24:46 00:4612:46 AM TueUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVyatīpāta15:043:04 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaTaitila18:436:43 PMGara
VāraSomavāra32:26 08:268:26 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2084
Śaka
1949
Kali
5128
Ahargaṇa
1 873 308
Day length
9 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:4611:46 AM
Moonset
24:1212:12+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:316:31 AM08:268:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:316:31 AM07:297:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight07:007:00 AM08:268:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:268:26 AM10:2210:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:399:39 AM10:5110:51 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2210:22 AM12:1912:19 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:0412:04 PM13:171:17 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5312:53 PM13:411:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5812:58 PM13:371:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:371:37 PM14:152:15 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:152:15 PM16:124:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:302:30 PM15:433:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:542:54 PM15:333:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:333:33 PM16:124:12 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:483:48 PM17:365:36 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:124:12 PM18:096:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:096:09 PM20:038:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:096:09 PM18:376:37 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:096:09 PM19:347:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:5312:53+1 AM25:411:41+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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