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Tuesday 15 December 2026 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 21:479:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:5011:50 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

07:297:29 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5210:52 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:1312:13 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1312:13 PM
At noon, 12:1312:13 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 67° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 30% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 67° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:335:33 AM–06:316:31 AM
  • Abhijit11:5411:54 AM–12:3212:32 PM
  • Vijaya13:481:48 PM–14:252:25 PM
  • Godhūli16:574:57 PM–17:265:26 PM

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:239:23 AM–10:0110:01 AM
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:519:51 AM–11:0211:02 AM
  • Gulika12:1312:13 PM–13:241:24 PM
  • Rāhu kāla14:352:35 PM–15:463:46 PM
  • Varjya22:1410:14 PM–23:5911:59 PM
  • Durmuhūrta22:4610:46 PM–23:4411:44 PM

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

Roga07:297:29 AM–08:408:40 AMavoid
Udvega08:408:40 AM–09:519:51 AMavoid
Cara09:519:51 AM–11:0211:02 AMneutral
Lābha11:0211:02 AM–12:1312:13 PMgood
Amṛta12:1312:13 PM–13:241:24 PMgood
Kāla13:241:24 PM–14:352:35 PMavoid
Śubha14:352:35 PM–15:463:46 PMgood
Roga15:463:46 PM–16:574:57 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:574:57 PM–18:466:46 PMavoid
Lābha18:466:46 PM–20:358:35 PMgood
Udvega20:358:35 PM–22:2410:24 PMavoid
Śubha22:2410:24 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1312:13 AM+1–26:032:03 AM+1good
Cara26:032:03 AM+1–27:523:52 AM+1neutral
Roga27:523:52 AM+1–29:415:41 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:415:41 AM+1–31:307:30 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:297:29 AM to 31:307:30 AM+1

07:297:29 AM sunrise16:574:57 PM sunsetsunrise 31:307:30 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 23:5011:50 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 14:232:23 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 16:084:08 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 10:5210:52 AM
Taitilauntil 23:5011:50 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5411:54 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:352:35 PM–15:463:46 PM
Pradoṣa 16:574:57 PM–18:536:53 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37 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. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:463:46 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 27 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:536:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī23:5011:50 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā14:232:23 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaHarṣaṇa16:084:08 PMVajra
KaraṇaKaulava10:5210:52 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:30 07:307:30 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 924
Day length
9 h 27 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:2711:27 AM
Moonset
22:3710:37 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:335:33 AM07:297:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:335:33 AM06:316:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā06:026:02 AM07:297:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:297:29 AM09:239:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgava09:239:23 AM11:1611:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta09:239:23 AM10:0110:01 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa09:519:51 AM11:0211:02 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhna11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit11:5411:54 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika12:1312:13 PM13:241:24 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇa13:101:10 PM15:033:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijaya13:481:48 PM14:252:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla14:352:35 PM15:463:46 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhna15:033:03 PM16:574:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa16:574:57 PM18:536:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli16:574:57 PM17:265:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:574:57 PM18:246:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjya22:1410:14 PM23:5911:59 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrta22:4610:46 PM23:4411:44 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśītha23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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