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December 1988 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 14 December 1988 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 01:281:28 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:3511:35 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

06:116:11 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3212:32 PM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

11:2911:29 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:2911:29 AM
At noon, 11:2911:29 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 65° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 29% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 65° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:244:24 AM–05:185:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:514:51 AM–06:116:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:141:14 PM–13:571:57 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:464:46 PM–17:135:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:464:46 PM–18:066:06 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:317:31 AM–08:508:50 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:0910:09 AM–11:2911:29 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0711:07 AM–11:5011:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:2911:29 AM–12:4812:48 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:2110:21 PM–23:5211:52 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha06:116:11 AM–07:317:31 AMgood
Amṛta07:317:31 AM–08:508:50 AMgood
Kāla08:508:50 AM–10:0910:09 AMavoid
Śubha10:0910:09 AM–11:2911:29 AMgood
Roga11:2911:29 AM–12:4812:48 PMavoid
Udvega12:4812:48 PM–14:072:07 PMavoid
Cara14:072:07 PM–15:263:26 PMneutral
Lābha15:263:26 PM–16:464:46 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:464:46 PM–18:276:27 PMavoid
Śubha18:276:27 PM–20:078:07 PMgood
Amṛta20:078:07 PM–21:489:48 PMgood
Cara21:489:48 PM–23:2911:29 PMneutral
Roga23:2911:29 PM–25:101:10+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:101:10+1 AM–26:502:50+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:502:50+1 AM–28:314:31+1 AMgood
Udvega28:314:31+1 AM–30:126:12+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:116:11 AM to 30:126:12+1 AM

06:116:11 AM sunrise16:464:46 PM sunsetsunrise 30:126:12+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 23:3511:35 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 15:313:31 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 17:025:02 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 12:3212:32 PM
Taitilauntil 23:3511:35 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:2911:29 AM–12:4812:48 PM
Pradoṣa 16:464:46 PM–18:336:33 PM
Niśītha 23:0511:05 PM–23:5311:53 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:4812:48 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 34 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:336:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5311:53 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī23:3511:35 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā15:313:31 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaHarṣaṇa17:025:02 PMVajra
KaraṇaKaulava12:3212:32 PMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra30:12 06:126:12 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2045
Śaka
1910
Kali
5089
Ahargaṇa
1 859 044
Day length
10 h 34 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
10:2910:29 AM
Moonset
22:0210:02 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:244:24 AM06:116:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:244:24 AM05:185:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:514:51 AM06:116:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:116:11 AM08:188:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:317:31 AM08:508:50 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:188:18 AM10:2510:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0910:09 AM11:2911:29 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0511:05 AM11:5311:53 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0711:07 AM11:5011:50 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:2911:29 AM12:4812:48 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3212:32 PM14:392:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:141:14 PM13:571:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:392:39 PM16:464:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:464:46 PM18:336:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:464:46 PM17:135:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:464:46 PM18:066:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:2110:21 PM23:5211:52 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0511:05 PM23:5311:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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