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Thursday 4 December 2008 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 13:451:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:433:43 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

15:433:43 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:0812:08 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:0812:08 PM
At noon, 12:0812:08 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 70° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 33% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 70° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:255:25 AM–06:236:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:545:54 AM–07:217:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4911:49 AM–12:2712:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:441:44 PM–14:222:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:184:18 PM–18:036:03 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:255:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM–18:226:22 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:217:21 AM–08:338:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:459:45 AM–10:5610:56 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3210:32 AM–11:1111:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:201:20 PM–14:322:32 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:222:22 PM–15:013:01 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

Śubha07:217:21 AM–08:338:33 AMgood
Roga08:338:33 AM–09:459:45 AMavoid
Udvega09:459:45 AM–10:5610:56 AMavoid
Cara10:5610:56 AM–12:0812:08 PMneutral
Lābha12:0812:08 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+1–27:453:45 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:453:45 AM+1–29:335:33 AM+1good
Amṛta29:335:33 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
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 15:433:43 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 27:393:39 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 23:2211:22 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 15:433:43 PM
Garauntil 28:284:28 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4911:49 AM–12:2712:27 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. AbhijitUntil 12:2712:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:322:32 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 35 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī15:433:43 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā27:39 03:393:39 AM FriŚatabhiṣā
YogaVyāghāta23:2211:22 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaTaitila15:433:43 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra31:22 07:227:22 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 339
Day length
9 h 35 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
11:4811:48 AM
Moonset
22:4510:45 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:255:25 AM07:217:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:255:25 AM06:236:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:545:54 AM07:217:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:217:21 AM09:169:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:217:21 AM08:338:33 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:169:16 AM11:1111:11 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:459:45 AM10:5610:56 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3210:32 AM11:1111:11 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:061:06 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:201:20 PM14:322:32 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:441:44 PM14:222:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:222:22 PM15:013:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:013:01 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:184:18 PM18:036:03 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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