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December 2002 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 25 December 2002 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 00:4812:48 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:1611:16 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:237:23 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:418:41 AM

Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.

Noon

11:4011:40 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4011:40 AM
At noon, 11:4011:40 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 246° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 70% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 246° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:195:19 AM–06:216:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:237:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:051:05 PM–13:401:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:573:57 PM–16:284:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:573:57 PM–17:295:29 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:341:34 AM+1–27:073:07 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:278:27 AM–09:319:31 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3610:36 AM–11:4011:40 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2311:23 AM–11:5711:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4011:40 AM–12:4412:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:224:22 PM–17:545:54 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

Lābha07:237:23 AM–08:278:27 AMgood
Amṛta08:278:27 AM–09:319:31 AMgood
Kāla09:319:31 AM–10:3610:36 AMavoid
Śubha10:3610:36 AM–11:4011:40 AMgood
Roga11:4011:40 AM–12:4412:44 PMavoid
Udvega12:4412:44 PM–13:481:48 PMavoid
Cara13:481:48 PM–14:522:52 PMneutral
Lābha14:522:52 PM–15:573:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega15:573:57 PM–17:525:52 PMavoid
Śubha17:525:52 PM–19:487:48 PMgood
Amṛta19:487:48 PM–21:449:44 PMgood
Cara21:449:44 PM–23:4011:40 PMneutral
Roga23:4011:40 PM–25:361:36 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:361:36 AM+1–27:323:32 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:323:32 AM+1–29:285:28 AM+1good
Udvega29:285:28 AM+1–31:237:23 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:237:23 AM to 31:237:23 AM+1

07:237:23 AM sunrise15:573:57 PM sunsetsunrise 31:237:23 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 23:1611:16 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 08:418:41 AM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 15:283:28 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 12:0412:04 PM
Vaṇijauntil 23:1611:16 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4011:40 AM–12:4412:44 PM
Pradoṣa 15:573:57 PM–18:006:00 PM
Niśītha 23:1611:16 PM–24:0412:04 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:4412:44 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 34 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:006:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0412:04 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī23:1611:16 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraMaghā08:418:41 AMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaPrīti15:283:28 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaGara12:0412:04 PMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra31:23 07:237:23 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 168
Day length
8 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
21:539:53 PM
Moonset
11:1011:10 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:195:19 AM07:237:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:195:19 AM06:216:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:237:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:237:23 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:278:27 AM09:319:31 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM10:4910:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3610:36 AM11:4011:40 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1611:16 AM12:0412:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2311:23 AM11:5711:57 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4011:40 AM12:4412:44 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3112:31 PM14:142:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:051:05 PM13:401:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:142:14 PM15:573:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:573:57 PM18:006:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:573:57 PM16:284:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:573:57 PM17:295:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:224:22 PM17:545:54 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1611:16 PM24:0412:04 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:341:34 AM+127:073:07 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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