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December 1921 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 20 December 1921 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 21:159:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:516:51 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:457:45 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:008:00 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 19 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 248° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 68% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 248° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:475:47 AM–06:466:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:176:17 AM–07:457:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:0110:01 AM–11:3011:30 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:0612:06 PM–12:4312:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:571:57 PM–14:352:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:035:03 PM–17:335:33 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:035:03 PM–18:326:32 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:454:45+1 AM–30:156:15+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:379:37 AM–10:1410:14 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0510:05 AM–11:1411:14 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2412:24 PM–13:341:34 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:442:44 PM–15:543:54 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:457:45 PM–21:159:15 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:5610:56 PM–23:5511:55 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

Roga07:457:45 AM–08:558:55 AMavoid
Udvega08:558:55 AM–10:0510:05 AMavoid
Cara10:0510:05 AM–11:1411:14 AMneutral
Lābha11:1411:14 AM–12:2412:24 PMgood
Amṛta12:2412:24 PM–13:341:34 PMgood
Kāla13:341:34 PM–14:442:44 PMavoid
Śubha14:442:44 PM–15:543:54 PMgood
Roga15:543:54 PM–17:035:03 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:035:03 PM–18:546:54 PMavoid
Lābha18:546:54 PM–20:448:44 PMgood
Udvega20:448:44 PM–22:3410:34 PMavoid
Śubha22:3410:34 PM–24:2412:24+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:2412:24+1 AM–26:152:15+1 AMgood
Cara26:152:15+1 AM–28:054:05+1 AMneutral
Roga28:054:05+1 AM–29:555:55+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:555:55+1 AM–31:457:45+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:457:45 AM to 31:457:45+1 AM

07:457:45 AM sunrise17:035:03 PM sunsetsunrise 31:457:45+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 18:516:51 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 12:1412:14 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 25:211:21+1 AM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 08:008:00 AM
Vaṇijauntil 18:516:51 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 29:465:46+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0612:06 PM–12:4312:43 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:442:44 PM–15:543:54 PM
Pradoṣa 17:035:03 PM–19:017:01 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00+1 AM–24:4812:48+1 AM

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. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4312:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:543:54 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 19 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:017:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  12. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī18:516:51 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraMaghā12:1412:14 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaPrīti25:21 01:211:21 AM WedĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaGara08:008:00 AMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:45 07:457:45 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1978
Śaka
1843
Kali
5022
Ahargaṇa
1 834 578
Day length
9 h 19 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:1211:12 PM
Moonset
11:1811:18 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:475:47 AM07:457:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:475:47 AM06:466:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:176:17 AM07:457:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:457:45 AM09:379:37 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:379:37 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:379:37 AM10:1410:14 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:0110:01 AM11:3011:30 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0510:05 AM11:1411:14 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0612:06 PM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2412:24 PM13:341:34 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:201:20 PM15:123:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:571:57 PM14:352:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:442:44 PM15:543:54 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:123:12 PM17:035:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:035:03 PM19:017:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:035:03 PM17:335:33 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:035:03 PM18:326:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:457:45 PM21:159:15 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5610:56 PM23:5511:55 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00+1 AM24:4812:48+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:454:45+1 AM30:156:15+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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