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Thursday 31 December 2015 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 16:594:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:067:06 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:226:22 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:421:42 PM

Āyuṣmān gives way to Saubhāgya.

Noon

12:1312:13 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1312:13 PM
At noon, 12:1312:13 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 249° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 68% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 249° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:434:43 AM–05:335:33 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:085:08 AM–06:226:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:2610:26 AM–12:1212:12 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:3712:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:112:11 PM–14:572:57 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:056:05 PM–18:306:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:056:05 PM–19:197:19 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:226:22 AM–07:507:50 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:189:18 AM–10:4510:45 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1610:16 AM–11:0311:03 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:411:41 PM–15:093:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:572:57 PM–15:443:44 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya25:351:35 AM+1–27:233:23 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

Śubha06:226:22 AM–07:507:50 AMgood
Roga07:507:50 AM–09:189:18 AMavoid
Udvega09:189:18 AM–10:4510:45 AMavoid
Cara10:4510:45 AM–12:1312:13 PMneutral
Lābha12:1312:13 PM–13:411:41 PMgood
Amṛta13:411:41 PM–15:093:09 PMgood
Kāla15:093:09 PM–16:374:37 PMavoid
Śubha16:374:37 PM–18:056:05 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:056:05 PM–19:377:37 PMgood
Cara19:377:37 PM–21:099:09 PMneutral
Roga21:099:09 PM–22:4110:41 PMavoid
Kāla22:4110:41 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1412:14 AM+1–25:461:46 AM+1good
Udvega25:461:46 AM+1–27:183:18 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:183:18 AM+1–28:504:50 AM+1good
Amṛta28:504:50 AM+1–30:226:22 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:226:22 AM to 30:226:22 AM+1

06:226:22 AM sunrise18:056:05 PM sunsetsunrise 30:226:22 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 19:067:06 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 17:305:30 PM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 13:421:42 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 19:067:06 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:3712:37 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:411:41 PM–15:093:09 PM
Pradoṣa 18:056:05 PM–19:437:43 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3712:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:093:09 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  5. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:437:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī19:067:06 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī17:305:30 PMUttara Phalgunī
YogaĀyuṣmān13:421:42 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaVaṇija19:067:06 PMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra30:22 06:226:22 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 922
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:0811:08 PM
Moonset
10:4610:46 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:434:43 AM06:226:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:434:43 AM05:335:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:085:08 AM06:226:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:226:22 AM08:428:42 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:226:22 AM07:507:50 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:428:42 AM11:0311:03 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:189:18 AM10:4510:45 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1610:16 AM11:0311:03 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:2610:26 AM12:1212:12 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:3712:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:241:24 PM15:443:44 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:411:41 PM15:093:09 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:112:11 PM14:572:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:572:57 PM15:443:44 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:443:44 PM18:056:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:056:05 PM19:437:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:056:05 PM18:306:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:056:05 PM19:197:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:351:35 AM+127:233:23 AM+1sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
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