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Saturday 22 December 1956 · Bucharest, Romania

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 05:225:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:542:54 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:507:50 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:523:52 PM

Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 244° ahead of it, in Maghā, 72% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 244° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:485:48 AM–06:496:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:186:18 AM–07:507:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:3212:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:401:40 PM–15:083:08 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:182:18 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:394:39 PM–17:095:09 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:394:39 PM–18:106:10 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:507:50 AM–08:568:56 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:507:50 AM–08:258:25 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta08:258:25 AM–09:009:00 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:0210:02 AM–11:0811:08 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:201:20 PM–14:272:27 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:2111:21 PM–24:5112:51 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Kāla07:507:50 AM–08:568:56 AMavoid
Śubha08:568:56 AM–10:0210:02 AMgood
Roga10:0210:02 AM–11:0811:08 AMavoid
Udvega11:0811:08 AM–12:1412:14 PMavoid
Cara12:1412:14 PM–13:201:20 PMneutral
Lābha13:201:20 PM–14:272:27 PMgood
Amṛta14:272:27 PM–15:333:33 PMgood
Kāla15:333:33 PM–16:394:39 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha16:394:39 PM–18:336:33 PMgood
Udvega18:336:33 PM–20:278:27 PMavoid
Śubha20:278:27 PM–22:2110:21 PMgood
Amṛta22:2110:21 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1good
Cara24:1412:14 AM+1–26:082:08 AM+1neutral
Roga26:082:08 AM+1–28:024:02 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:024:02 AM+1–29:565:56 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:565:56 AM+1–31:507:50 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:507:50 AM to 31:507:50 AM+1

07:507:50 AM sunrise16:394:39 PM sunsetsunrise 31:507:50 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 26:542:54 AM+1
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 15:523:52 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 25:031:03 AM+1
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 16:054:05 PM
Vaṇijauntil 26:542:54 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:0210:02 AM–11:0811:08 AM
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Pradoṣa 16:394:39 PM–18:406:40 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:0811:08 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 49 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:406:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  10. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī26:54 02:542:54 AM SunSaptamī
NakṣatraMaghā15:523:52 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaPrīti25:03 01:031:03 AM SunĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaGara16:054:05 PMVaṇija
VāraŚanivāra31:50 07:507:50 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 364
Day length
8 h 49 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
22:4310:43 PM
Moonset
10:4510:45 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:485:48 AM07:507:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:485:48 AM06:496:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:186:18 AM07:507:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:507:50 AM09:359:35 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:507:50 AM08:568:56 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:507:50 AM08:258:25 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:258:25 AM09:009:00 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:359:35 AM11:2111:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:0210:02 AM11:0811:08 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:071:07 PM14:532:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:201:20 PM14:272:27 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:401:40 PM15:083:08 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:182:18 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:532:53 PM16:394:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:394:39 PM18:406:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:394:39 PM17:095:09 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:394:39 PM18:106:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:2111:21 PM24:5112:51 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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