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December 1958 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 16 December 1958 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 16:524:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:295:29 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

07:427:42 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:295:29 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:2212:22 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2212:22 PM
At noon, 12:2212:22 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 70° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 32% 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 muhūrta05:455:45 AM–06:446:44 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:146:14 AM–07:427:42 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0312:03 PM–12:4112:41 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:551:55 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:025:02 PM–17:315:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:025:02 PM–18:306:30 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:0112:01 AM+1–25:431:43 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:349:34 AM–10:1210:12 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0210:02 AM–11:1211:12 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2212:22 PM–13:321:32 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:471:47 PM–15:293:29 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:422:42 PM–15:523:52 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5410:54 PM–23:5311:53 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

Roga07:427:42 AM–08:528:52 AMavoid
Udvega08:528:52 AM–10:0210:02 AMavoid
Cara10:0210:02 AM–11:1211:12 AMneutral
Lābha11:1211:12 AM–12:2212:22 PMgood
Amṛta12:2212:22 PM–13:321:32 PMgood
Kāla13:321:32 PM–14:422:42 PMavoid
Śubha14:422:42 PM–15:523:52 PMgood
Roga15:523:52 PM–17:025:02 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:025:02 PM–18:526:52 PMavoid
Lābha18:526:52 PM–20:428:42 PMgood
Udvega20:428:42 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Śubha22:3210:32 PM–24:2212:22 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2212:22 AM+1–26:132:13 AM+1good
Cara26:132:13 AM+1–28:034:03 AM+1neutral
Roga28:034:03 AM+1–29:535:53 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:535:53 AM+1–31:437:43 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:427:42 AM to 31:437:43 AM+1

07:427:42 AM sunrise17:025:02 PM sunsetsunrise 31:437:43 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 17:295:29 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 31:427:42 AM+1
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 29:285:28 AM+1
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 17:295:29 PM
Garauntil 30:056:05 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0312:03 PM–12:4112:41 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:422:42 PM–15:523:52 PM
Pradoṣa 17:025:02 PM–18:596:59 PM
Niśītha 23:5811:58 PM–24:4612:46 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4112:41 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:523:52 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 20 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:596:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  7. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī17:295:29 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā31:42 07:427:42 AM WedPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra29:28 05:285:28 AM WedSiddhi
KaraṇaTaitila17:295:29 PMGara
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:43 07:437:43 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2015
Śaka
1880
Kali
5059
Ahargaṇa
1 848 088
Day length
9 h 20 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:2911:29 AM
Moonset
23:0511:05 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:455:45 AM07:427:42 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:455:45 AM06:446:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:146:14 AM07:427:42 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:427:42 AM09:349:34 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:349:34 AM11:2611:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:349:34 AM10:1210:12 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0210:02 AM11:1211:12 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5811:58 AM12:4612:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:4112:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2212:22 PM13:321:32 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:181:18 PM15:103:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:471:47 PM15:293:29 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:551:55 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:422:42 PM15:523:52 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:103:10 PM17:025:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:025:02 PM18:596:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:025:02 PM17:315:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:025:02 PM18:306:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5410:54 PM23:5311:53 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:0112:01 AM+125:431:43 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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