Tuesday 15 December 2026 · Bucharest, Romania
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 15:473:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:505:50 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
07:457:45 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:238:23 AM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
12:1112:11 PM
The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 51 m.
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
Night sunset to sunrise
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07:457:45 AM to 31:467:46 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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī | 17:505:50 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 08:238:23 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 10:0810:08 AM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 17:505:50 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:46 07:467:46 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:445:44 AM | 07:457:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:445:44 AM | 06:446:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:146:14 AM | 07:457:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:457:45 AM | 09:319:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:319:31 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:319:31 AM | 10:0710:07 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:589:58 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1112:11 PM | 13:171:17 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:041:04 PM | 14:502:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:391:39 PM | 14:152:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:232:23 PM | 15:303:30 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:502:50 PM | 16:364:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:144:14 PM | 17:595:59 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:364:36 PM | 18:376:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:364:36 PM | 17:065:06 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:364:36 PM | 18:076:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4010:40 PM | 23:4111:41 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4711:47 PM | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:422:42 AM+1 | 28:274:27 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |