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Friday 16 December 2011 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 19:067:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:056:05 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:126:12 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:396:39 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

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 249° ahead of it, in Maghā, 68% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 249° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:254:25 AM–05:185:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:524:52 AM–06:126:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0811:08 AM–11:5011:50 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:151:15 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–18:076:07 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:355:35 PM–19:107:10 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:317:31 AM–08:518:51 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:098:09 AM–09:449:44 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:198:19 AM–09:019:01 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:1010:10 AM–11:2911:29 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5011:50 AM–12:3312:33 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:082:08 PM–15:273:27 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya27:413:41 AM+1–29:135:13 AM+1a 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

Cara06:126:12 AM–07:317:31 AMneutral
Lābha07:317:31 AM–08:518:51 AMgood
Amṛta08:518:51 AM–10:1010:10 AMgood
Kāla10:1010:10 AM–11:2911:29 AMavoid
Śubha11:2911:29 AM–12:4812:48 PMgood
Roga12:4812:48 PM–14:082:08 PMavoid
Udvega14:082:08 PM–15:273:27 PMavoid
Cara15:273:27 PM–16:464:46 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:464:46 PM–18:276:27 PMavoid
Kāla18:276:27 PM–20:088:08 PMavoid
Lābha20:088:08 PM–21:499:49 PMgood
Udvega21:499:49 PM–23:3011:30 PMavoid
Śubha23:3011:30 PM–25:101:10 AM+1good
Amṛta25:101:10 AM+1–26:512:51 AM+1good
Cara26:512:51 AM+1–28:324:32 AM+1neutral
Roga28:324:32 AM+1–30:136:13 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:126:12 AM to 30:136:13 AM+1

06:126:12 AM sunrise16:464:46 PM sunsetsunrise 30:136:13 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 18:056:05 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 19:577:57 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 19:237:23 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 06:396:39 AM
Vaṇijauntil 18:056:05 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 29:255:25 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:1010:10 AM–11:2911:29 AM
Abhijit 11:0811:08 AM–11:5011:50 AM
Pradoṣa 16:464:46 PM–18:346:34 PM
Niśītha 23:0611:06 PM–23:5411:54 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:2911:29 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:5011:50 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 34 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:346:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  8. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  9. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  10. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:5411:54 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  13. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī18:056:05 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraMaghā19:577:57 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaViṣkambha19:237:23 PMPrīti
KaraṇaGara06:396:39 AMVaṇija
VāraŚukravāra30:13 06:136:13 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2068
Śaka
1933
Kali
5112
Ahargaṇa
1 867 446
Day length
10 h 34 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
22:2310:23 PM
Moonset
10:1310:13 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:254:25 AM06:126:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:254:25 AM05:185:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:524:52 AM06:126:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:126:12 AM08:198:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:317:31 AM08:518:51 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:098:09 AM09:449:44 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:198:19 AM10:2610:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:198:19 AM09:019:01 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:1010:10 AM11:2911:29 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0511:05 AM11:5311:53 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0811:08 AM11:5011:50 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:3312:33 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3312:33 PM14:392:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:151:15 PM13:571:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:082:08 PM15:273:27 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:392:39 PM16:464:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:464:46 PM18:346:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:464:46 PM17:135:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:464:46 PM18:076:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:355:35 PM19:107:10 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0611:06 PM23:5411:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:413:41 AM+129:135:13 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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