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Thursday 5 December 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 08:468:46 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:299:29 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mitra Saptamī

Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:217:21 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:299:29 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 73° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 36% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 73° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:265:26 AM–06:246:24 AM
  • Amṛta kāla07:567:56 AM–09:389:38 AM
  • Abhijit11:4911:49 AM–12:2812:28 PM
  • Vijaya13:441:44 PM–14:232:23 PM
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:255:25 PM

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:217:21 AM–08:338:33 AM
  • Gulika09:459:45 AM–10:5710:57 AM
  • Durmuhūrta10:3310:33 AM–11:1111:11 AM
  • Rāhu kāla13:201:20 PM–14:322:32 PM
  • Durmuhūrta14:232:23 PM–15:013:01 PM
  • Varjya26:532:53 AM+1–28:384:38 AM+1

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

Śubha07:217:21 AM–08:338:33 AMgood
Roga08:338:33 AM–09:459:45 AMavoid
Udvega09:459:45 AM–10:5710:57 AMavoid
Cara10:5710:57 AM–12:0912:09 PMneutral
Lābha12:0912:09 PM–13:201:20 PMgood
Amṛta13:201:20 PM–14:322:32 PMgood
Kāla14:322:32 PM–15:443:44 PMavoid
Śubha15:443:44 PM–16:564:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:564:56 PM–18:446:44 PMgood
Cara18:446:44 PM–20:328:32 PMneutral
Roga20:328:32 PM–22:2110:21 PMavoid
Kāla22:2110:21 PM–24:0912:09 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0912:09 AM+1–25:571:57 AM+1good
Udvega25:571:57 AM+1–27:463:46 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:463:46 AM+1–29:345:34 AM+1good
Amṛta29:345:34 AM+1–31:227:22 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:217:21 AM to 31:227:22 AM+1

07:217:21 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:227:22 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 09:299:29 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 19:007:00 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 12:4612:46 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 09:299:29 AM
Garauntil 22:0910:09 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4911:49 AM–12:2812:28 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:201:20 PM–14:322:32 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:4511:45 PM–24:3312:33 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. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2812:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:322:32 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 34 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī09:299:29 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā19:007:00 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaVyāghāta12:4612:46 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaTaitila09:299:29 AMGara
VāraGuruvāra31:22 07:227:22 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 503
Day length
9 h 34 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:4511:45 AM
Moonset
23:0411:04 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:265:26 AM07:217:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:265:26 AM06:246:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā05:555:55 AM07:217:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:217:21 AM09:169:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa07:217:21 AM08:338:33 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kāla07:567:56 AM09:389:38 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgava09:169:16 AM11:1111:11 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika09:459:45 AM10:5710:57 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrta10:3310:33 AM11:1111:11 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhna11:4511:45 AM12:3312:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit11:4911:49 AM12:2812:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇa13:061:06 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla13:201:20 PM14:322:32 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijaya13:441:44 PM14:232:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta14:232:23 PM15:013:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna15:013:01 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa16:564:56 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli16:564:56 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM18:236:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśītha23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjya26:532:53 AM+128:384:38 AM+1sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
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