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Friday 16 December 2011 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 00:0612:06 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:0511:05 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:187:18 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3911:39 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

11:3511:35 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3511:35 AM
At noon, 11:3511:35 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 246° ahead of it, in Maghā, 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 muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:166:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:455:45 AM–07:187:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1811:18 AM–11:5211:52 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:011:01 PM–13:351:35 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 kāla22:3510:35 PM–24:1012:10 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:228:22 AM–09:279:27 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:019:01 AM–09:359:35 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:3110:31 AM–11:3511:35 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5211:52 AM–12:2712:27 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:091:09 PM–14:442:44 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:441:44 PM–14:482:48 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara07:187:18 AM–08:228:22 AMneutral
Lābha08:228:22 AM–09:279:27 AMgood
Amṛta09:279:27 AM–10:3110:31 AMgood
Kāla10:3110:31 AM–11:3511:35 AMavoid
Śubha11:3511:35 AM–12:4012:40 PMgood
Roga12:4012:40 PM–13:441:44 PMavoid
Udvega13:441:44 PM–14:482:48 PMavoid
Cara14:482:48 PM–15:533:53 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga15:533:53 PM–17:485:48 PMavoid
Kāla17:485:48 PM–19:447:44 PMavoid
Lābha19:447:44 PM–21:409:40 PMgood
Udvega21:409:40 PM–23:3611:36 PMavoid
Śubha23:3611:36 PM–25:311:31 AM+1good
Amṛta25:311:31 AM+1–27:273:27 AM+1good
Cara27:273:27 AM+1–29:235:23 AM+1neutral
Roga29:235:23 AM+1–31:197:19 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:187:18 AM to 31:197:19 AM+1

07:187:18 AM sunrise15:533:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:197:19 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 23:0511:05 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 24:5712:57 AM+1
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 24:2312:23 AM+1
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 11:3911:39 AM
Vaṇijauntil 23:0511:05 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:3110:31 AM–11:3511:35 AM
Abhijit 11:1811:18 AM–11:5211:52 AM
Pradoṣa 15:533:53 PM–17:565:56 PM
Niśītha 23:1211:12 PM–24:0012:00 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:3511:35 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5211:52 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 35 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 17:565:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  8. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0012:00 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  11. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī23:0511:05 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraMaghā24:57 00:5712:57 AM SatPūrva Phalgunī
YogaViṣkambha24:23 00:2312:23 AM SatPrīti
KaraṇaGara11:3911:39 AMVaṇija
VāraŚukravāra31:19 07:197:19 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2068
Śaka
1933
Kali
5112
Ahargaṇa
1 867 446
Day length
8 h 35 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
22:0610:06 PM
Moonset
10:2710:27 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM07:187:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:166:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:455:45 AM07:187:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:187:18 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:228:22 AM09:279:27 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:019:01 AM09:359:35 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:3110:31 AM11:3511:35 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1111:11 AM11:5911:59 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1811:18 AM11:5211:52 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5211:52 AM12:2712:27 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2712:27 PM14:102:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:011:01 PM13:351:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:091:09 PM14:442:44 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:441:44 PM14:482:48 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:102:10 PM15:533:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:533:53 PM17:565:56 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 nakṣatra22:3510:35 PM24:1012:10 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1211:12 PM24:0012:00 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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