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Sunday 15 January 2012 · Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 09:589:58 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:068:06 AM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

The Sun enters Makara after the sunset before this day. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate

At sunrise

07:047:04 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:068:06 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:1112:11 PM

The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 14 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonYangzhou12:1112:11 PM
At noon, 12:1112:11 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 muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:096:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:425:42 AM–07:047:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:3212:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:541:54 PM–14:352:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:195:19 PM–17:465:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:195:19 PM–18:416:41 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:249:24 PM–22:5510:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:1112:11 PM–13:281:28 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:1912:19 PM–13:491:49 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika14:452:45 PM–16:024:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:573:57 PM–16:384:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:024:02 PM–17:195:19 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega07:047:04 AM–08:218:21 AMavoid
Cara08:218:21 AM–09:389:38 AMneutral
Lābha09:389:38 AM–10:5510:55 AMgood
Amṛta10:5510:55 AM–12:1112:11 PMgood
Kāla12:1112:11 PM–13:281:28 PMavoid
Śubha13:281:28 PM–14:452:45 PMgood
Roga14:452:45 PM–16:024:02 PMavoid
Udvega16:024:02 PM–17:195:19 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:195:19 PM–19:027:02 PMgood
Amṛta19:027:02 PM–20:458:45 PMgood
Cara20:458:45 PM–22:2810:28 PMneutral
Roga22:2810:28 PM–24:1112:11 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:1112:11 AM+1–25:551:55 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:551:55 AM+1–27:383:38 AM+1good
Udvega27:383:38 AM+1–29:215:21 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:215:21 AM+1–31:047:04 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:047:04 AM to 31:047:04 AM+1

07:047:04 AM sunrise17:195:19 PM sunsetsunrise 31:047:04 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 08:068:06 AM
Saptamīuntil 30:086:08 AM+1
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 27:053:05 AM+1
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 20:128:12 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 08:068:06 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 19:087:08 PM
Bavauntil 30:086:08 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:024:02 PM–17:195:19 PM
Pradoṣa 17:195:19 PM–19:097:09 PM
Niśītha 23:4711:47 PM–24:3512:35 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:195:19 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 14 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:097:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3512:35 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  12. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  13. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  14. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī08:068:06 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraHasta27:05 03:053:05 AM MonCitrā
YogaAtigaṇḍa20:128:12 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaVaṇija08:068:06 AMViṣṭi
VāraRavivāra31:04 07:047:04 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2068
Śaka
1933
Kali
5112
Ahargaṇa
1 867 476
Day length
10 h 14 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
23:4211:42 PM
Moonset
10:2610:26 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM07:047:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:096:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:425:42 AM07:047:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:047:04 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM11:1011:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4711:47 AM12:3512:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:1112:11 PM13:281:28 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:1912:19 PM13:491:49 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:163:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:541:54 PM14:352:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:452:45 PM16:024:02 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:163:16 PM17:195:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:573:57 PM16:384:38 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:024:02 PM17:195:19 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk17:195:19 PM19:097:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:195:19 PM17:465:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:195:19 PM18:416:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:249:24 PM22:5510:55 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4711:47 PM24:3512:35 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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