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Tuesday 6 February 2018 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 08:058:05 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:018:01 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:296:29 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:018:01 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 67° above S. Day length 11 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 254° ahead of it, in Svātī, 64% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 254° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:524:52 AM–05:415:41 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:165:16 AM–06:296:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0112:01 PM–12:4812:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:232:23 PM–15:113:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:206:20 PM–18:446:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:206:20 PM–19:337:33 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:582:58+1 AM–28:394:39+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:518:51 AM–09:399:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:279:27 AM–10:5610:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2512:25 PM–13:541:54 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:223:22 PM–16:514:51 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:494:49 PM–18:306:30 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:1211:12 PM–24:0012:00+1 AMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Roga06:296:29 AM–07:587:58 AMavoid
Udvega07:587:58 AM–09:279:27 AMavoid
Cara09:279:27 AM–10:5610:56 AMneutral
Lābha10:5610:56 AM–12:2512:25 PMgood
Amṛta12:2512:25 PM–13:541:54 PMgood
Kāla13:541:54 PM–15:223:22 PMavoid
Śubha15:223:22 PM–16:514:51 PMgood
Roga16:514:51 PM–18:206:20 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:206:20 PM–19:517:51 PMavoid
Lābha19:517:51 PM–21:229:22 PMgood
Udvega21:229:22 PM–22:5410:54 PMavoid
Śubha22:5410:54 PM–24:2512:25+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:2512:25+1 AM–25:561:56+1 AMgood
Cara25:561:56+1 AM–27:273:27+1 AMneutral
Roga27:273:27+1 AM–28:584:58+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:584:58+1 AM–30:296:29+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:296:29 AM to 30:296:29+1 AM

06:296:29 AM sunrise18:206:20 PM sunsetsunrise 30:296:29+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 08:018:01 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 10:5310:53 AM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 11:0211:02 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 08:018:01 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 20:178:17 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0112:01 PM–12:4812:48 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:223:22 PM–16:514:51 PM
Pradoṣa 18:206:20 PM–19:577:57 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01+1 AM–24:4912:49+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  5. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:4812:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:514:51 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 51 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:577:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī08:018:01 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraCitrā10:5310:53 AMSvātī
YogaŚūla11:0211:02 AMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaVaṇija08:018:01 AMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:29 06:296:29 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 690
Day length
11 h 51 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
23:3711:37 PM
Moonset
11:0211:02 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:524:52 AM06:296:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:524:52 AM05:415:41 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:165:16 AM06:296:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:296:29 AM08:518:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:518:51 AM11:1411:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:518:51 AM09:399:39 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:279:27 AM10:5610:56 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2512:25 PM13:541:54 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM15:583:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:232:23 PM15:113:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:223:22 PM16:514:51 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:583:58 PM18:206:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:494:49 PM18:306:30 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:206:20 PM19:577:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:206:20 PM18:446:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:206:20 PM19:337:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1211:12 PM24:0012:00+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01+1 AM24:4912:49+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:582:58+1 AM28:394:39+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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