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Tuesday 18 December 2012 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 00:1112:11 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:1211:12 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

06:266:26 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:038:03 AM

Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChattogram11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 66° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 30% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 66° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:414:41 AM–05:335:33 AM
  • Abhijit11:2811:28 AM–12:1112:11 PM
  • Vijaya13:371:37 PM–14:202:20 PM
  • Godhūli17:125:12 PM–17:395:39 PM
  • Amṛta kāla24:4812:48 AM+1–26:242:24 AM+1

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:368:36 AM–09:199:19 AM
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:089:08 AM–10:2910:29 AM
  • Gulika11:4911:49 AM–13:101:10 PM
  • Rāhu kāla14:312:31 PM–15:523:52 PM
  • Varjya15:143:14 PM–16:504:50 PM
  • Durmuhūrta22:3010:30 PM–23:2311:23 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

Roga06:266:26 AM–07:477:47 AMavoid
Udvega07:477:47 AM–09:089:08 AMavoid
Cara09:089:08 AM–10:2910:29 AMneutral
Lābha10:2910:29 AM–11:4911:49 AMgood
Amṛta11:4911:49 AM–13:101:10 PMgood
Kāla13:101:10 PM–14:312:31 PMavoid
Śubha14:312:31 PM–15:523:52 PMgood
Roga15:523:52 PM–17:125:12 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:125:12 PM–18:526:52 PMavoid
Lābha18:526:52 PM–20:318:31 PMgood
Udvega20:318:31 PM–22:1010:10 PMavoid
Śubha22:1010:10 PM–23:5011:50 PMgood
Amṛta23:5011:50 PM–25:291:29 AM+1good
Cara25:291:29 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1neutral
Roga27:083:08 AM+1–28:484:48 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:484:48 AM+1–30:276:27 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:266:26 AM to 30:276:27 AM+1

06:266:26 AM sunrise17:125:12 PM sunsetsunrise 30:276:27 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 23:1211:12 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 08:038:03 AM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 26:022:02 AM+1
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:3511:35 AM
Taitilauntil 23:1211:12 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2811:28 AM–12:1112:11 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:312:31 PM–15:523:52 PM
Pradoṣa 17:125:12 PM–18:586:58 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14 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. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1112:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:523:52 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 46 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:586:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī23:1211:12 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā08:038:03 AMŚatabhiṣā
YogaVajra26:02 02:022:02 AM WedSiddhi
KaraṇaKaulava11:3511:35 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:27 06:276:27 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 814
Day length
10 h 46 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
10:2410:24 AM
Moonset
22:2810:28 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya04:414:41 AM06:266:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta04:414:41 AM05:335:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā05:075:07 AM06:266:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla06:266:26 AM08:368:36 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgava08:368:36 AM10:4510:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta08:368:36 AM09:199:19 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa09:089:08 AM10:2910:29 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhna11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit11:2811:28 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika11:4911:49 AM13:101:10 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇa12:5412:54 PM15:033:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijaya13:371:37 PM14:202:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla14:312:31 PM15:523:52 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhna15:033:03 PM17:125:12 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjya15:143:14 PM16:504:50 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣa17:125:12 PM18:586:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli17:125:12 PM17:395:39 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:125:12 PM18:326:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrta22:3010:30 PM23:2311:23 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśītha23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kāla24:4812:48 AM+126:242:24 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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