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Tuesday 31 December 1996 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 15:523:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:306:30 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:257:25 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1410:14 AM

Āyuṣmān gives way to Saubhāgya.

Noon

11:4311:43 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4311:43 AM
At noon, 11:4311:43 AM, 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 muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:236:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:525:52 AM–07:257:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:098:09 AM–09:579:57 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2611:26 AM–12:0012:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:091:09 PM–13:441:44 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:024:02 PM–16:324:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:024:02 PM–17:345:34 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:089:08 AM–09:429:42 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:349:34 AM–10:3810:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4311:43 AM–12:4812:48 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla13:521:52 PM–14:572:57 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:1110:11 PM–23:1211:12 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya23:2411:24 PM–25:111:11 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

Roga07:257:25 AM–08:298:29 AMavoid
Udvega08:298:29 AM–09:349:34 AMavoid
Cara09:349:34 AM–10:3810:38 AMneutral
Lābha10:3810:38 AM–11:4311:43 AMgood
Amṛta11:4311:43 AM–12:4812:48 PMgood
Kāla12:4812:48 PM–13:521:52 PMavoid
Śubha13:521:52 PM–14:572:57 PMgood
Roga14:572:57 PM–16:024:02 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:024:02 PM–17:575:57 PMavoid
Lābha17:575:57 PM–19:527:52 PMgood
Udvega19:527:52 PM–21:489:48 PMavoid
Śubha21:489:48 PM–23:4311:43 PMgood
Amṛta23:4311:43 PM–25:381:38 AM+1good
Cara25:381:38 AM+1–27:343:34 AM+1neutral
Roga27:343:34 AM+1–29:295:29 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:295:29 AM+1–31:257:25 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:257:25 AM to 31:257:25 AM+1

07:257:25 AM sunrise16:024:02 PM sunsetsunrise 31:257:25 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 18:306:30 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 15:223:22 PM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 10:1410:14 AM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 18:306:30 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2611:26 AM–12:0012:00 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:521:52 PM–14:572:57 PM
Pradoṣa 16:024:02 PM–18:056:05 PM
Niśītha 23:1911:19 PM–24:0712:07 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0012:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:572:57 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 37 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:056:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0712:07 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī18:306:30 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī15:223:22 PMUttara Phalgunī
YogaĀyuṣmān10:1410:14 AMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaVaṇija18:306:30 PMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:25 07:257:25 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 983
Day length
8 h 37 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
22:3110:31 PM
Moonset
10:2810:28 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:257:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:236:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:525:52 AM07:257:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:257:25 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:098:09 AM09:579:57 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:089:08 AM09:429:42 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:349:34 AM10:3810:38 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1911:19 AM12:0712:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2611:26 AM12:0012:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4311:43 AM12:4812:48 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3512:35 PM14:182:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:091:09 PM13:441:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:521:52 PM14:572:57 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:182:18 PM16:024:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:024:02 PM18:056:05 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:024:02 PM16:324:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:024:02 PM17:345:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:1110:11 PM23:1211:12 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1911:19 PM24:0712:07 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:2411:24 PM25:111:11 AM+1sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
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