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Thursday 1 January 1959 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 10:2710:27 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:139:13 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:497:49 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:139:13 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:3012:30 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 22 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3012:30 PM
At noon, 12:3012:30 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 254° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 64% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 254° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:525:52 AM–06:516:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:216:21 AM–07:497:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1112:11 PM–12:4912:49 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:412:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:115:11 PM–17:405:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:115:11 PM–18:396:39 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:0510:05 PM–23:3811:38 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:497:49 AM–09:009:00 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:1010:10 AM–11:2011:20 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5710:57 AM–11:3411:34 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:4912:49 PM–14:212:21 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:401:40 PM–14:512:51 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:412:41 PM–15:193:19 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

Śubha07:497:49 AM–09:009:00 AMgood
Roga09:009:00 AM–10:1010:10 AMavoid
Udvega10:1010:10 AM–11:2011:20 AMavoid
Cara11:2011:20 AM–12:3012:30 PMneutral
Lābha12:3012:30 PM–13:401:40 PMgood
Amṛta13:401:40 PM–14:512:51 PMgood
Kāla14:512:51 PM–16:014:01 PMavoid
Śubha16:014:01 PM–17:115:11 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:115:11 PM–19:017:01 PMgood
Cara19:017:01 PM–20:518:51 PMneutral
Roga20:518:51 PM–22:4010:40 PMavoid
Kāla22:4010:40 PM–24:3012:30 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:3012:30 AM+1–26:202:20 AM+1good
Udvega26:202:20 AM+1–28:104:10 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:104:10 AM+1–30:006:00 AM+1good
Amṛta30:006:00 AM+1–31:497:49 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:497:49 AM to 31:497:49 AM+1

07:497:49 AM sunrise17:115:11 PM sunsetsunrise 31:497:49 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 09:139:13 AM
Saptamīuntil 31:427:42 AM+1
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 29:025:02 AM+1
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 22:2610:26 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 09:139:13 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 20:298:29 PM
Bavauntil 31:427:42 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1112:11 PM–12:4912:49 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:401:40 PM–14:512:51 PM
Pradoṣa 17:115:11 PM–19:087:08 PM
Niśītha 24:0612:06 AM+1–24:5412:54 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4912:49 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:512:51 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 22 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:087:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5412:54 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  12. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  13. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  14. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī09:139:13 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī29:02 05:025:02 AM FriHasta
YogaSaubhāgya22:2610:26 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaVaṇija09:139:13 AMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra31:49 07:497:49 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2015
Śaka
1880
Kali
5059
Ahargaṇa
1 848 104
Day length
9 h 22 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:5111:51 PM
Moonset
11:1811:18 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:525:52 AM07:497:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:525:52 AM06:516:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:216:21 AM07:497:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:497:49 AM09:429:42 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:497:49 AM09:009:00 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:429:42 AM11:3411:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1010:10 AM11:2011:20 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5710:57 AM11:3411:34 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0612:06 PM12:5412:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:4912:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:4912:49 PM14:212:21 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:261:26 PM15:193:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:401:40 PM14:512:51 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:412:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:412:41 PM15:193:19 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:193:19 PM17:115:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:115:11 PM19:087:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:115:11 PM17:405:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:115:11 PM18:396:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:0510:05 PM23:3811:38 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0612:06 AM+124:5412:54 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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