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Thursday 13 December 1923 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 21:249:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:169:16 PM.

Observed here on this day

Campā Ṣaṣṭhī

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

AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī determinate

At sunrise

07:157:15 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:139:13 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

11:3411:34 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3411:34 AM
At noon, 11:3411:34 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 67° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 31% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 67° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:125:12 AM–06:146:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–07:157:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1611:16 AM–11:5111:51 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:001:00 PM–13:341:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:523:52 PM–16:234:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:523:52 PM–17:255:25 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:157:15 AM–08:208:20 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:249:24 AM–10:2910:29 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0710:07 AM–10:4210:42 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3812:38 PM–13:431:43 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:341:34 PM–14:092:09 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya23:0711:07 PM–24:4712:47+1 AMa 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

Śubha07:157:15 AM–08:208:20 AMgood
Roga08:208:20 AM–09:249:24 AMavoid
Udvega09:249:24 AM–10:2910:29 AMavoid
Cara10:2910:29 AM–11:3411:34 AMneutral
Lābha11:3411:34 AM–12:3812:38 PMgood
Amṛta12:3812:38 PM–13:431:43 PMgood
Kāla13:431:43 PM–14:482:48 PMavoid
Śubha14:482:48 PM–15:523:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta15:523:52 PM–17:485:48 PMgood
Cara17:485:48 PM–19:437:43 PMneutral
Roga19:437:43 PM–21:399:39 PMavoid
Kāla21:399:39 PM–23:3411:34 PMavoid
Lābha23:3411:34 PM–25:301:30+1 AMgood
Udvega25:301:30+1 AM–27:253:25+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:253:25+1 AM–29:215:21+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:215:21+1 AM–31:167:16+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:157:15 AM to 31:167:16+1 AM

07:157:15 AM sunrise15:523:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:167:16+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 21:169:16 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 15:353:35 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 19:557:55 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 09:139:13 AM
Taitilauntil 21:169:16 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1611:16 AM–11:5111:51 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:3812:38 PM–13:431:43 PM
Pradoṣa 15:523:52 PM–17:555:55 PM
Niśītha 23:1011:10 PM–23:5811:58 PM

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. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5111:51 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:431:43 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 37 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 17:555:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  9. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:5811:58 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī21:169:16 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā15:353:35 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaHarṣaṇa19:557:55 PMVajra
KaraṇaKaulava09:139:13 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra31:16 07:167:16 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1980
Śaka
1845
Kali
5024
Ahargaṇa
1 835 301
Day length
8 h 37 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:0711:07 AM
Moonset
21:479:47 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:125:12 AM07:157:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:125:12 AM06:146:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM07:157:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:157:15 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:157:15 AM08:208:20 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM10:4210:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:249:24 AM10:2910:29 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0710:07 AM10:4210:42 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1011:10 AM11:5811:58 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1611:16 AM11:5111:51 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2512:25 PM14:092:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3812:38 PM13:431:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:001:00 PM13:341:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:341:34 PM14:092:09 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:092:09 PM15:523:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:523:52 PM17:555:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:523:52 PM16:234:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:523:52 PM17:255:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:0711:07 PM24:4712:47+1 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1011:10 PM23:5811:58 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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