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Tuesday 3 January 1956 · Dalian, Liaoning, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 20:218:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:037:03 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:137:13 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:367:36 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

11:5811:58 AM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 30 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDalian11:5811:58 AM
At noon, 11:5811:58 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 248° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 69% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 248° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:175:17 AM–06:156:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–07:137:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3911:39 AM–12:1712:17 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:331:33 PM–14:112:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:434:43 PM–17:125:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:434:43 PM–18:106:10 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:284:28+1 AM–30:036:03+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:079:07 AM–09:459:45 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:359:35 AM–10:4610:46 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5811:58 AM–13:091:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:202:20 PM–15:313:31 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:546:54 PM–20:308:30 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:3110:31 PM–23:2911:29 PMan 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

Roga07:137:13 AM–08:248:24 AMavoid
Udvega08:248:24 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Cara09:359:35 AM–10:4610:46 AMneutral
Lābha10:4610:46 AM–11:5811:58 AMgood
Amṛta11:5811:58 AM–13:091:09 PMgood
Kāla13:091:09 PM–14:202:20 PMavoid
Śubha14:202:20 PM–15:313:31 PMgood
Roga15:313:31 PM–16:434:43 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:434:43 PM–18:316:31 PMavoid
Lābha18:316:31 PM–20:208:20 PMgood
Udvega20:208:20 PM–22:0910:09 PMavoid
Śubha22:0910:09 PM–23:5811:58 PMgood
Amṛta23:5811:58 PM–25:471:47+1 AMgood
Cara25:471:47+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMneutral
Roga27:353:35+1 AM–29:245:24+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:245:24+1 AM–31:137:13+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:137:13 AM to 31:137:13+1 AM

07:137:13 AM sunrise16:434:43 PM sunsetsunrise 31:137:13+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 19:037:03 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 11:4411:44 AM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 25:151:15+1 AM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 07:367:36 AM
Vaṇijauntil 19:037:03 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 30:436:43+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3911:39 AM–12:1712:17 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:202:20 PM–15:313:31 PM
Pradoṣa 16:434:43 PM–18:396:39 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1712:17 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:313:31 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 30 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:396:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2212:22+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  12. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī19:037:03 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī11:4411:44 AMUttara Phalgunī
YogaSaubhāgya25:15 01:151:15 AM WedŚobhana
KaraṇaGara07:367:36 AMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:13 07:137:13 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2012
Śaka
1877
Kali
5056
Ahargaṇa
1 847 010
Day length
9 h 30 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
22:5510:55 PM
Moonset
10:1410:14 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:175:17 AM07:137:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:175:17 AM06:156:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM07:137:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:137:13 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:079:07 AM09:459:45 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:359:35 AM10:4610:46 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3411:34 AM12:2212:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3911:39 AM12:1712:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5811:58 AM13:091:09 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM14:492:49 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:331:33 PM14:112:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:202:20 PM15:313:31 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:492:49 PM16:434:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:434:43 PM18:396:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:434:43 PM17:125:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:434:43 PM18:106:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:546:54 PM20:308:30 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3110:31 PM23:2911:29 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3411:34 PM24:2212:22+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:284:28+1 AM30:036:03+1 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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