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Monday 29 February 2016 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 13:511:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:184:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:027:02 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:328:32 AM

Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.

Noon

12:3912:39 PM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 11 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3912:39 PM
At noon, 12:3912:39 PM, the Sun is in Śatabhiṣā and the Moon 250° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 67% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 250° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:455:45 AM–07:027:02 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1712:17 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:322:32 PM–15:173:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:584:58 PM–18:456:45 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:176:17 PM–18:436:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:176:17 PM–19:347:34 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:268:26 AM–09:519:51 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1511:15 AM–12:4012:40 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:021:02 PM–13:471:47 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:042:04 PM–15:283:28 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:173:17 PM–16:024:02 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

Amṛta07:027:02 AM–08:268:26 AMgood
Kāla08:268:26 AM–09:519:51 AMavoid
Śubha09:519:51 AM–11:1511:15 AMgood
Roga11:1511:15 AM–12:4012:40 PMavoid
Udvega12:4012:40 PM–14:042:04 PMavoid
Cara14:042:04 PM–15:283:28 PMneutral
Lābha15:283:28 PM–16:534:53 PMgood
Amṛta16:534:53 PM–18:176:17 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:176:17 PM–19:537:53 PMneutral
Roga19:537:53 PM–21:289:28 PMavoid
Kāla21:289:28 PM–23:0311:03 PMavoid
Lābha23:0311:03 PM–24:3912:39+1 AMgood
Udvega24:3912:39+1 AM–26:142:14+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:142:14+1 AM–27:503:50+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:503:50+1 AM–29:255:25+1 AMgood
Cara29:255:25+1 AM–31:017:01+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:027:02 AM to 31:017:01+1 AM

07:027:02 AM sunrise18:176:17 PM sunsetsunrise 31:017:01+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 16:184:18 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 26:472:47+1 AM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 08:328:32 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 16:184:18 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 29:245:24+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:268:26 AM–09:519:51 AM
Abhijit 12:1712:17 PM–13:021:02 PM
Pradoṣa 18:176:17 PM–19:597:59 PM
Niśītha 24:1512:15+1 AM–25:031:03+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:519:51 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  6. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 15 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:597:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:031:03+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī16:184:18 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraViśākhā26:47 02:472:47 AM TueAnurādhā
YogaDhruva08:328:32 AMVyāghāta
KaraṇaVaṇija16:184:18 PMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra31:01 07:017:01 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 982
Day length
11 h 15 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
24:2412:24+1 AM
Moonset
10:1810:18 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM07:027:02 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:455:45 AM07:027:02 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:027:02 AM09:179:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:268:26 AM09:519:51 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:179:17 AM11:3211:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1511:15 AM12:4012:40 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1712:17 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:021:02 PM13:471:47 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:024:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:042:04 PM15:283:28 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:322:32 PM15:173:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:173:17 PM16:024:02 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:024:02 PM18:176:17 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:584:58 PM18:456:45 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:176:17 PM19:597:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:176:17 PM18:436:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:176:17 PM19:347:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1512:15+1 AM25:031:03+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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