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Saturday 12 December 1953 · Bucharest, Romania

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 10:3810:38 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:129:12 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mitra Saptamī

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

At sunrise

07:437:43 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:129:12 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 74° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 36% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 74° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:425:42 AM–06:426:42 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:126:12 AM–07:437:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:2712:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:381:38 PM–14:142:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:364:36 PM–17:065:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:364:36 PM–18:066:06 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:399:39 PM–23:1111:11 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:437:43 AM–08:498:49 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:437:43 AM–08:188:18 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta08:188:18 AM–08:548:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:569:56 AM–11:0311:03 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:2812:28 PM–14:002:00 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:161:16 PM–14:222:22 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla07:437:43 AM–08:498:49 AMavoid
Śubha08:498:49 AM–09:569:56 AMgood
Roga09:569:56 AM–11:0311:03 AMavoid
Udvega11:0311:03 AM–12:0912:09 PMavoid
Cara12:0912:09 PM–13:161:16 PMneutral
Lābha13:161:16 PM–14:222:22 PMgood
Amṛta14:222:22 PM–15:293:29 PMgood
Kāla15:293:29 PM–16:364:36 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha16:364:36 PM–18:296:29 PMgood
Udvega18:296:29 PM–20:238:23 PMavoid
Śubha20:238:23 PM–22:1610:16 PMgood
Amṛta22:1610:16 PM–24:1012:10+1 AMgood
Cara24:1012:10+1 AM–26:032:03+1 AMneutral
Roga26:032:03+1 AM–27:573:57+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:573:57+1 AM–29:505:50+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:505:50+1 AM–31:437:43+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:437:43 AM to 31:437:43+1 AM

07:437:43 AM sunrise16:364:36 PM sunsetsunrise 31:437:43+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 09:129:12 AM
Saptamīuntil 31:287:28+1 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 28:334:33+1 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 11:0211:02 AM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 09:129:12 AM
Garauntil 20:228:22 PM
Vaṇijauntil 31:287:28+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:569:56 AM–11:0311:03 AM
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:2712:27 PM
Pradoṣa 16:364:36 PM–18:376:37 PM
Niśītha 23:4611:46 PM–24:3412:34+1 AM

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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:0311:03 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  5. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:2712:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 8 h 53 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:376:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3412:34+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  12. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  13. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  14. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī09:129:12 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā28:33 04:334:33 AM SunPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaHarṣaṇa11:0211:02 AMVajra
KaraṇaTaitila09:129:12 AMGara
VāraŚanivāra31:43 07:437:43 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2010
Śaka
1875
Kali
5054
Ahargaṇa
1 846 258
Day length
8 h 53 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:4011:40 AM
Moonset
23:1211:12 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:425:42 AM07:437:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:425:42 AM06:426:42 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:126:12 AM07:437:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:437:43 AM09:299:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:437:43 AM08:498:49 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:437:43 AM08:188:18 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:188:18 AM08:548:54 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:299:29 AM11:1611:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:569:56 AM11:0311:03 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4511:45 AM12:3312:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2812:28 PM14:002:00 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM14:492:49 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:161:16 PM14:222:22 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:381:38 PM14:142:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:492:49 PM16:364:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:364:36 PM18:376:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:364:36 PM17:065:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:364:36 PM18:066:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:399:39 PM23:1111:11 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4611:46 PM24:3412:34+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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