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Thursday 21 December 1978 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 07:587:58 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:3410:34 AM.

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

10:3410:34 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

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 253° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 65% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 253° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:365:36 AM–06:356:35 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:066:06 AM–07:337:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:3512:35 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:282:28 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:594:59 PM–17:285:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:594:59 PM–18:266:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1210:12 PM–23:5911:59 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:337:33 AM–08:448:44 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:559:55 AM–11:0511:05 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4210:42 AM–11:1911:19 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya11:2911:29 AM–13:161:16 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:271:27 PM–14:372:37 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:282:28 PM–15:063:06 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

Śubha07:337:33 AM–08:448:44 AMgood
Roga08:448:44 AM–09:559:55 AMavoid
Udvega09:559:55 AM–11:0511:05 AMavoid
Cara11:0511:05 AM–12:1612:16 PMneutral
Lābha12:1612:16 PM–13:271:27 PMgood
Amṛta13:271:27 PM–14:372:37 PMgood
Kāla14:372:37 PM–15:483:48 PMavoid
Śubha15:483:48 PM–16:594:59 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:594:59 PM–18:486:48 PMgood
Cara18:486:48 PM–20:388:38 PMneutral
Roga20:388:38 PM–22:2710:27 PMavoid
Kāla22:2710:27 PM–24:1612:16 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1612:16 AM+1–26:062:06 AM+1good
Udvega26:062:06 AM+1–27:553:55 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:553:55 AM+1–29:445:44 AM+1good
Amṛta29:445:44 AM+1–31:347:34 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:337:33 AM to 31:347:34 AM+1

07:337:33 AM sunrise16:594:59 PM sunsetsunrise 31:347:34 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 10:3410:34 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 29:215:21 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 18:066:06 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 10:3410:34 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 23:4411:44 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:3512:35 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:271:27 PM–14:372:37 PM
Pradoṣa 16:594:59 PM–18:566:56 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3512:35 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:372:37 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:566:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī10:3410:34 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī29:21 05:215:21 AM FriUttara Phalgunī
YogaPrīti18:066:06 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaVaṇija10:3410:34 AMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra31:34 07:347:34 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 398
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:1811:18 PM
Moonset
11:3011:30 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:365:36 AM07:337:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:365:36 AM06:356:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:066:06 AM07:337:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:337:33 AM09:269:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:337:33 AM08:448:44 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:269:26 AM11:1911:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:559:55 AM11:0511:05 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4210:42 AM11:1911:19 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:2911:29 AM13:161:16 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:3512:35 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:063:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:271:27 PM14:372:37 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:501:50 PM14:282:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:282:28 PM15:063:06 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:063:06 PM16:594:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:594:59 PM18:566:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:594:59 PM17:285:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:594:59 PM18:266:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1210:12 PM23:5911:59 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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