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Thursday 9 December 2021 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 23:5611:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:2510:25 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

07:127:12 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0511:05 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

11:3211:32 AM

The Sun 21° above S. Day length 8 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3211:32 AM
At noon, 11:3211:32 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 66° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 30% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 66° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:105:10 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:405:40 AM–07:127:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1511:15 AM–11:4911:49 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya12:5912:59 PM–13:331:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:182:18 PM–15:513:51 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli15:523:52 PM–16:234:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:523:52 PM–17:245:24 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:127:12 AM–08:178:17 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:229:22 AM–10:2710:27 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0610:06 AM–10:4010:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3712:37 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

Śubha07:127:12 AM–08:178:17 AMgood
Roga08:178:17 AM–09:229:22 AMavoid
Udvega09:229:22 AM–10:2710:27 AMavoid
Cara10:2710:27 AM–11:3211:32 AMneutral
Lābha11:3211:32 AM–12:3712:37 PMgood
Amṛta12:3712:37 PM–13:421:42 PMgood
Kāla13:421:42 PM–14:472:47 PMavoid
Śubha14:472:47 PM–15:523:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta15:523:52 PM–17:475:47 PMgood
Cara17:475:47 PM–19:427:42 PMneutral
Roga19:427:42 PM–21:379:37 PMavoid
Kāla21:379:37 PM–23:3311:33 PMavoid
Lābha23:3311:33 PM–25:281:28 AM+1good
Udvega25:281:28 AM+1–27:233:23 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:233:23 AM+1–29:185:18 AM+1good
Amṛta29:185:18 AM+1–31:137:13 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:127:12 AM to 31:137:13 AM+1

07:127:12 AM sunrise15:523:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:137:13 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 22:2510:25 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 24:2112:21 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 12:5712:57 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:0511:05 AM
Taitilauntil 22:2510:25 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1511:15 AM–11:4911:49 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:3712:37 PM–13:421:42 PM
Pradoṣa 15:523:52 PM–17:555:55 PM
Niśītha 23:0911:09 PM–23:5711:57 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 11:4911:49 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:421:42 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 40 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 17:555:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5711:57 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī22:2510:25 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā24:21 00:2112:21 AM FriŚatabhiṣā
YogaVyāghāta12:5712:57 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaKaulava11:0511:05 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra31:13 07:137:13 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2078
Śaka
1943
Kali
5122
Ahargaṇa
1 871 092
Day length
8 h 40 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
11:4511:45 AM
Moonset
21:229:22 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM07:127:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:405:40 AM07:127:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:127:12 AM08:568:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:127:12 AM08:178:17 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:568:56 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:229:22 AM10:2710:27 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0610:06 AM10:4010:40 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0811:08 AM11:5611:56 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1511:15 AM11:4911:49 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2412:24 PM14:082:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3712:37 PM13:421:42 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory12:5912:59 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 PM15:523:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:182:18 PM15:513:51 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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 PM17:245:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0911:09 PM23:5711:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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