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Tuesday 5 December 1978 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 01:461:46 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:2211:22 PM.

Observed here on this day

Campā Ṣaṣṭhī

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

AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī determinate

At sunrise

07:217:21 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:329:32 AM

Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 66° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 29% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 66° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:265:26 AM–06:236:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:555:55 AM–07:217:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4911:49 AM–12:2812:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:441:44 PM–14:232:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:255:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM–18:226:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1610:16 PM–23:4511:45 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:169:16 AM–09:549:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:459:45 AM–10:5710:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0812:08 PM–13:201:20 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:171:17 PM–14:462:46 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:322:32 PM–15:443:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4210:42 PM–23:4011:40 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

Roga07:217:21 AM–08:338:33 AMavoid
Udvega08:338:33 AM–09:459:45 AMavoid
Cara09:459:45 AM–10:5710:57 AMneutral
Lābha10:5710:57 AM–12:0812:08 PMgood
Amṛta12:0812:08 PM–13:201:20 PMgood
Kāla13:201:20 PM–14:322:32 PMavoid
Śubha14:322:32 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Roga15:443:44 PM–16:564:56 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:564:56 PM–18:446:44 PMavoid
Lābha18:446:44 PM–20:328:32 PMgood
Udvega20:328:32 PM–22:2110:21 PMavoid
Śubha22:2110:21 PM–24:0912:09 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0912:09 AM+1–25:571:57 AM+1good
Cara25:571:57 AM+1–27:453:45 AM+1neutral
Roga27:453:45 AM+1–29:345:34 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:345:34 AM+1–31:227:22 AM+1avoid

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
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 23:2211:22 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 09:329:32 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 26:482:48 AM+1
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 12:3112:31 PM
Taitilauntil 23:2211:22 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4911:49 AM–12:2812:28 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:322:32 PM–15:443:44 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2812:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:443:44 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 35 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī23:2211:22 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa09:329:32 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVyāghāta26:48 02:482:48 AM WedHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaKaulava12:3112:31 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:22 07:227:22 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 382
Day length
9 h 35 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
11:2611:26 AM
Moonset
22:2810:28 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:265:26 AM07:217:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:265:26 AM06:236:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:555:55 AM07:217:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:217:21 AM09:169:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:169:16 AM11:1111:11 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:169:16 AM09:549:54 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:459:45 AM10:5710:57 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:2812:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0812:08 PM13:201:20 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:061:06 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:171:17 PM14:462:46 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:441:44 PM14:232:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:322:32 PM15:443:44 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:013:01 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:564:56 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:564:56 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:564:56 PM18:226:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1610:16 PM23:4511:45 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4210:42 PM23:4011:40 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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