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Saturday 20 December 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 09:349:34 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:4611:46 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:476:47 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4611:46 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:3812:38 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:3812:38 PM
At noon, 12:3812:38 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 252° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 65% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 252° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:085:08 AM–05:575:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:335:33 AM–06:476:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1512:15 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:352:35 PM–15:223:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:306:30 PM–18:546:54 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:306:30 PM–19:437:43 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:041:04+1 AM–26:512:51+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:476:47 AM–08:158:15 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:476:47 AM–07:347:34 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:347:34 AM–08:208:20 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:429:42 AM–11:1011:10 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:062:06 PM–15:343:34 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:172:17 PM–16:054:05 PMa 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

Kāla06:476:47 AM–08:158:15 AMavoid
Śubha08:158:15 AM–09:429:42 AMgood
Roga09:429:42 AM–11:1011:10 AMavoid
Udvega11:1011:10 AM–12:3812:38 PMavoid
Cara12:3812:38 PM–14:062:06 PMneutral
Lābha14:062:06 PM–15:343:34 PMgood
Amṛta15:343:34 PM–17:025:02 PMgood
Kāla17:025:02 PM–18:306:30 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:306:30 PM–20:028:02 PMgood
Udvega20:028:02 PM–21:349:34 PMavoid
Śubha21:349:34 PM–23:0611:06 PMgood
Amṛta23:0611:06 PM–24:3812:38+1 AMgood
Cara24:3812:38+1 AM–26:112:11+1 AMneutral
Roga26:112:11+1 AM–27:433:43+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:433:43+1 AM–29:155:15+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:155:15+1 AM–30:476:47+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:476:47 AM to 30:476:47+1 AM

06:476:47 AM sunrise18:306:30 PM sunsetsunrise 30:476:47+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 11:4611:46 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 22:0810:08 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 11:4611:46 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 25:011:01+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:429:42 AM–11:1011:10 AM
Abhijit 12:1512:15 PM–13:021:02 PM
Pradoṣa 18:306:30 PM–20:088:08 PM
Niśītha 24:1412:14+1 AM–25:021:02+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. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:1011:10 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:088:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:021:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī11:4611:46 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunīpast sunriseUttara Phalgunī
YogaPrīti22:0810:08 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaVaṇija11:4611:46 AMViṣṭi
VāraŚanivāra30:47 06:476:47 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 337
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:5211:52 PM
Moonset
11:3411:34 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:085:08 AM06:476:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:085:08 AM05:575:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:335:33 AM06:476:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:476:47 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:476:47 AM08:158:15 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:476:47 AM07:347:34 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:347:34 AM08:208:20 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:429:42 AM11:1011:10 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1412:14 PM13:021:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1512:15 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:481:48 PM16:094:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:062:06 PM15:343:34 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:172:17 PM16:054:05 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:352:35 PM15:223:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:094:09 PM18:306:30 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:306:30 PM20:088:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:306:30 PM18:546:54 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:306:30 PM19:437:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1412:14+1 AM25:021:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:041:04+1 AM26:512:51+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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