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Thursday 4 December 2008 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 13:451:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:433:43 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

07:077:07 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:433:43 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

11:3011:30 AM

The Sun 21° above S. Day length 8 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3011:30 AM
At noon, 11:3011:30 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 70° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 33% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 70° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:055:05 AM–06:066:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:365:36 AM–07:077:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1311:13 AM–11:4811:48 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya12:5812:58 PM–13:331:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:533:53 PM–16:234:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:533:53 PM–17:255:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla16:184:18 PM–18:036:03 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:077:07 AM–08:138:13 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:199:19 AM–10:2410:24 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0210:02 AM–10:3810:38 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3612:36 PM–13:421:42 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:331:33 PM–14:082:08 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

Śubha07:077:07 AM–08:138:13 AMgood
Roga08:138:13 AM–09:199:19 AMavoid
Udvega09:199:19 AM–10:2410:24 AMavoid
Cara10:2410:24 AM–11:3011:30 AMneutral
Lābha11:3011:30 AM–12:3612:36 PMgood
Amṛta12:3612:36 PM–13:421:42 PMgood
Kāla13:421:42 PM–14:472:47 PMavoid
Śubha14:472:47 PM–15:533:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta15:533:53 PM–17:475:47 PMgood
Cara17:475:47 PM–19:427:42 PMneutral
Roga19:427:42 PM–21:369:36 PMavoid
Kāla21:369:36 PM–23:3111:31 PMavoid
Lābha23:3111:31 PM–25:251:25+1 AMgood
Udvega25:251:25+1 AM–27:193:19+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:193:19+1 AM–29:145:14+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:145:14+1 AM–31:087:08+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:077:07 AM to 31:087:08+1 AM

07:077:07 AM sunrise15:533:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:087:08+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 15:433:43 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 27:393:39+1 AM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 23:2211:22 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 15:433:43 PM
Garauntil 28:284:28+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1311:13 AM–11:4811:48 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:3612:36 PM–13:421:42 PM
Pradoṣa 15:533:53 PM–17:555:55 PM
Niśītha 23:0711:07 PM–23:5511:55 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. AbhijitUntil 11:4811:48 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:421:42 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 46 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 17:555:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5511:55 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  10. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī15:433:43 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā27:39 03:393:39 AM FriŚatabhiṣā
YogaVyāghāta23:2211:22 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaTaitila15:433:43 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra31:08 07:087:08 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 339
Day length
8 h 46 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
11:2411:24 AM
Moonset
21:539:53 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:055:05 AM07:077:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:055:05 AM06:066:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:365:36 AM07:077:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:077:07 AM08:528:52 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:077:07 AM08:138:13 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:528:52 AM10:3810:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:199:19 AM10:2410:24 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0210:02 AM10:3810:38 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0611:06 AM11:5411:54 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1311:13 AM11:4811:48 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2312:23 PM14:082:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3612:36 PM13:421:42 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory12:5812:58 PM13:331:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:331:33 PM14:082:08 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:082:08 PM15:533:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:533:53 PM17:555:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:533:53 PM16:234:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:533:53 PM17:255:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:184:18 PM18:036:03 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0711:07 PM23:5511:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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