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Thursday 4 December 2008 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 08:458:45 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:4310:43 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mitra Saptamī

Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:056:05 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4310:43 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

11:2411:24 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:2411:24 AM
At noon, 11:2411:24 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 72° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 35% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 72° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:184:18 AM–05:115:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:454:45 AM–06:056:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0311:03 AM–11:4511:45 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla11:1811:18 AM–13:031:03 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:111:11 PM–13:531:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:434:43 PM–17:105:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:434:43 PM–18:046:04 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:056:05 AM–07:257:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:458:45 AM–10:0410:04 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:389:38 AM–10:2010:20 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4412:44 PM–14:042:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:531:53 PM–14:362:36 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

Śubha06:056:05 AM–07:257:25 AMgood
Roga07:257:25 AM–08:458:45 AMavoid
Udvega08:458:45 AM–10:0410:04 AMavoid
Cara10:0410:04 AM–11:2411:24 AMneutral
Lābha11:2411:24 AM–12:4412:44 PMgood
Amṛta12:4412:44 PM–14:042:04 PMgood
Kāla14:042:04 PM–15:243:24 PMavoid
Śubha15:243:24 PM–16:434:43 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:434:43 PM–18:246:24 PMgood
Cara18:246:24 PM–20:048:04 PMneutral
Roga20:048:04 PM–21:449:44 PMavoid
Kāla21:449:44 PM–23:2411:24 PMavoid
Lābha23:2411:24 PM–25:051:05 AM+1good
Udvega25:051:05 AM+1–26:452:45 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:452:45 AM+1–28:254:25 AM+1good
Amṛta28:254:25 AM+1–30:066:06 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:056:05 AM to 30:066:06 AM+1

06:056:05 AM sunrise16:434:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:066:06 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 10:4310:43 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 22:3910:39 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 18:226:22 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 10:4310:43 AM
Garauntil 23:2811:28 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0311:03 AM–11:4511:45 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:4412:44 PM–14:042:04 PM
Pradoṣa 16:434:43 PM–18:306:30 PM
Niśītha 23:0011:00 PM–23:4811:48 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:4511:45 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:042:04 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 38 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:306:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  9. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:4811:48 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī10:4310:43 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā22:3910:39 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaVyāghāta18:226:22 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaTaitila10:4310:43 AMGara
VāraGuruvāra30:06 06:066:06 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 339
Day length
10 h 38 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:5110:51 AM
Moonset
22:2610:26 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:184:18 AM06:056:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:184:18 AM05:115:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:454:45 AM06:056:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:056:05 AM08:138:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:056:05 AM07:257:25 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:138:13 AM10:2010:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:458:45 AM10:0410:04 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:389:38 AM10:2010:20 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0011:00 AM11:4811:48 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0311:03 AM11:4511:45 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:1811:18 AM13:031:03 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2812:28 PM14:362:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4412:44 PM14:042:04 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:111:11 PM13:531:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:531:53 PM14:362:36 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:362:36 PM16:434:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:434:43 PM18:306:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:434:43 PM17:105:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:434:43 PM18:046:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0011:00 PM23:4811:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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