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Tuesday 8 December 1998 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 04:094:09 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:144:14+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:585:58 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:378:37 AM

Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.

Noon

11:5311:53 AM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonAccra11:5311:53 AM
At noon, 11:5311:53 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 244° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 72% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 244° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:105:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:454:45 AM–05:585:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2911:29 AM–12:1612:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:382:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:125:12 PM–18:506:50 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:475:47 PM–18:116:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:475:47 PM–19:007:00 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:287:28 AM–09:069:06 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:208:20 AM–09:079:07 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:568:56 AM–10:2410:24 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5311:53 AM–13:211:21 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:502:50 PM–16:184:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4010:40 PM–23:2811:28 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

Roga05:585:58 AM–07:277:27 AMavoid
Udvega07:277:27 AM–08:568:56 AMavoid
Cara08:568:56 AM–10:2410:24 AMneutral
Lābha10:2410:24 AM–11:5311:53 AMgood
Amṛta11:5311:53 AM–13:211:21 PMgood
Kāla13:211:21 PM–14:502:50 PMavoid
Śubha14:502:50 PM–16:184:18 PMgood
Roga16:184:18 PM–17:475:47 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:475:47 PM–19:187:18 PMavoid
Lābha19:187:18 PM–20:508:50 PMgood
Udvega20:508:50 PM–22:2110:21 PMavoid
Śubha22:2110:21 PM–23:5311:53 PMgood
Amṛta23:5311:53 PM–25:241:24+1 AMgood
Cara25:241:24+1 AM–26:562:56+1 AMneutral
Roga26:562:56+1 AM–28:274:27+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:274:27+1 AM–29:595:59+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:585:58 AM to 29:595:59+1 AM

05:585:58 AM sunrise17:475:47 PM sunsetsunrise 29:595:59+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 28:144:14+1 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 18:506:50 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 08:378:37 AM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 16:054:05 PM
Vaṇijauntil 28:144:14+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2911:29 AM–12:1612:16 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:502:50 PM–16:184:18 PM
Pradoṣa 17:475:47 PM–19:247:24 PM
Niśītha 23:2911:29 PM–24:1712:17+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1612:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:184:18 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 48 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:247:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1712:17+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī28:14 04:144:14 AM WedSaptamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā18:506:50 PMMaghā
YogaIndra08:378:37 AMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaGara16:054:05 PMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:59 05:595:59 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 690
Day length
11 h 48 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
22:4010:40 PM
Moonset
10:2310:23 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM05:585:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:105:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:454:45 AM05:585:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:585:58 AM08:208:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:287:28 AM09:069:06 AMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:4210:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:208:20 AM09:079:07 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:568:56 AM10:2410:24 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2911:29 AM12:1712:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2911:29 AM12:1612:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5311:53 AM13:211:21 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:031:03 PM15:253:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:382:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:502:50 PM16:184:18 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:253:25 PM17:475:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:125:12 PM18:506:50 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:475:47 PM19:247:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:475:47 PM18:116:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:475:47 PM19:007:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4010:40 PM23:2811:28 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2911:29 PM24:1712:17+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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