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Saturday 25 November 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 05:355:35 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:587:58 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mitra Saptamī

Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:056:05 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:587:58 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

11:5811:58 AM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo11:5811:58 AM
At noon, 11:5811:58 AM, the Sun is in Anurādhā and the Moon 74° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 36% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 74° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:274:27 AM–05:165:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:514:51 AM–06:056:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3411:34 AM–12:2112:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:551:55 PM–14:422:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:505:50 PM–18:156:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:505:50 PM–19:047:04 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:413:41+1 AM–29:265:26+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:056:05 AM–07:337:33 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:056:05 AM–06:526:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:526:52 AM–07:397:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:019:01 AM–10:2910:29 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:261:26 PM–14:542:54 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:115:11 PM–18:566:56 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

Kāla06:056:05 AM–07:337:33 AMavoid
Śubha07:337:33 AM–09:019:01 AMgood
Roga09:019:01 AM–10:2910:29 AMavoid
Udvega10:2910:29 AM–11:5811:58 AMavoid
Cara11:5811:58 AM–13:261:26 PMneutral
Lābha13:261:26 PM–14:542:54 PMgood
Amṛta14:542:54 PM–16:224:22 PMgood
Kāla16:224:22 PM–17:505:50 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:505:50 PM–19:227:22 PMgood
Udvega19:227:22 PM–20:548:54 PMavoid
Śubha20:548:54 PM–22:2610:26 PMgood
Amṛta22:2610:26 PM–23:5811:58 PMgood
Cara23:5811:58 PM–25:301:30+1 AMneutral
Roga25:301:30+1 AM–27:013:01+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:013:01+1 AM–28:334:33+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:334:33+1 AM–30:056:05+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:056:05 AM to 30:056:05+1 AM

06:056:05 AM sunrise17:505:50 PM sunsetsunrise 30:056:05+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 07:587:58 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 12:4912:49 PM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 26:372:37+1 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 07:587:58 AM
Garauntil 20:598:59 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:019:01 AM–10:2910:29 AM
Abhijit 11:3411:34 AM–12:2112:21 PM
Pradoṣa 17:505:50 PM–19:287:28 PM
Niśītha 23:3411:34 PM–24:2212:22+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. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:2910:29 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2112:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 46 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:287:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2212:22+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī07:587:58 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa12:4912:49 PMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaDhruva26:37 02:372:37 AM SunVyāghāta
KaraṇaTaitila07:587:58 AMGara
VāraŚanivāra30:05 06:056:05 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 617
Day length
11 h 46 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
11:1911:19 AM
Moonset
23:2311:23 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:274:27 AM06:056:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:274:27 AM05:165:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:514:51 AM06:056:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:056:05 AM08:268:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:056:05 AM07:337:33 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:056:05 AM06:526:52 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:526:52 AM07:397:39 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:268:26 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:019:01 AM10:2910:29 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3411:34 AM12:2212:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:2112:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:081:08 PM15:293:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:261:26 PM14:542:54 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:551:55 PM14:422:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:293:29 PM17:505:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:115:11 PM18:566:56 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:505:50 PM19:287:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:505:50 PM18:156:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:505:50 PM19:047:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3411:34 PM24:2212:22+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:413:41+1 AM29:265:26+1 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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