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December 1940 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 20 December 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 01:321:32 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:1212:12 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:337:33 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:058:05 AM

Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 246° ahead of it, in Maghā, 71% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 246° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:365:36 AM–06:346:34 AM
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:3512:35 PM
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:282:28 PM
  • Amṛta kāla14:232:23 PM–15:573:57 PM
  • Godhūli16:594:59 PM–17:285:28 PM

Avoid

  • Gulika08:438:43 AM–09:549:54 AM
  • Durmuhūrta09:269:26 AM–10:0410:04 AM
  • Rāhu kāla11:0511:05 AM–12:1612:16 PM
  • Durmuhūrta12:3512:35 PM–13:121:12 PM
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:372:37 PM–15:483:48 PM
  • Varjya24:2712:27 AM+1–25:591:59 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

Cara07:337:33 AM–08:438:43 AMneutral
Lābha08:438:43 AM–09:549:54 AMgood
Amṛta09:549:54 AM–11:0511:05 AMgood
Kāla11:0511:05 AM–12:1612:16 PMavoid
Śubha12:1612:16 PM–13:261:26 PMgood
Roga13:261:26 PM–14:372:37 PMavoid
Udvega14:372:37 PM–15:483:48 PMavoid
Cara15:483:48 PM–16:594:59 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:594:59 PM–18:486:48 PMavoid
Kāla18:486:48 PM–20:378:37 PMavoid
Lābha20:378:37 PM–22:2710:27 PMgood
Udvega22:2710:27 PM–24:1612:16 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:1612:16 AM+1–26:052:05 AM+1good
Amṛta26:052:05 AM+1–27:553:55 AM+1good
Cara27:553:55 AM+1–29:445:44 AM+1neutral
Roga29:445:44 AM+1–31:337:33 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:337:33 AM to 31:337:33 AM+1

07:337:33 AM sunrise16:594:59 PM sunsetsunrise 31:337:33 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 24:1212:12 AM+1
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 16:434:43 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 08:058:05 AM
Prītiuntil 29:445:44 AM+1
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 12:5412:54 PM
Vaṇijauntil 24:1212:12 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:0511:05 AM–12:1612:16 PM
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:3512:35 PM
Pradoṣa 16:594:59 PM–18:556:55 PM
Niśītha 23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:1612:16 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3512:35 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:556:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  13. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī24:12 00:1212:12 AM SatSaptamī
NakṣatraMaghā16:434:43 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaViṣkambha08:058:05 AMPrīti
KaraṇaGara12:5412:54 PMVaṇija
VāraŚukravāra31:33 07:337:33 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 518
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
22:4810:48 PM
Moonset
11:0311:03 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:365:36 AM07:337:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:365:36 AM06:346:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā06:056:05 AM07:337:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:337:33 AM09:269:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika08:438:43 AM09:549:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgava09:269:26 AM11:1911:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta09:269:26 AM10:0410:04 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla11:0511:05 AM12:1612:16 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhna11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit11:5711:57 AM12:3512:35 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta12:3512:35 PM13:121:12 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇa13:121:12 PM15:053:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijaya13:501:50 PM14:282:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kāla14:232:23 PM15:573:57 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Yamagaṇḍa14:372:37 PM15:483:48 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhna15:053:05 PM16:594:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa16:594:59 PM18:556:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli16:594:59 PM17:285:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:594:59 PM18:266:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśītha23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjya24:2712:27 AM+125:591:59 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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