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Sunday 20 December 2020 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 11:4511:45 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:2312:23 PM.

Observed here on this day

Campā Ṣaṣṭhī

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

At sunrise

06:156:15 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:329:32 AM

Vajra gives way to Siddhi.

Noon

11:3211:32 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3211:32 AM
At noon, 11:3211:32 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 72° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 34% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 72° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:274:27 AM–05:215:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:544:54 AM–06:156:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:5510:55 AM–12:3612:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:1011:10 AM–11:5311:53 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:171:17 PM–13:591:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:484:48 PM–17:155:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:484:48 PM–18:096:09 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3211:32 AM–12:5112:51 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:102:10 PM–15:293:29 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:243:24 PM–16:064:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:293:29 PM–16:484:48 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:281:28 AM+1–27:123:12 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

Udvega06:156:15 AM–07:347:34 AMavoid
Cara07:347:34 AM–08:538:53 AMneutral
Lābha08:538:53 AM–10:1210:12 AMgood
Amṛta10:1210:12 AM–11:3211:32 AMgood
Kāla11:3211:32 AM–12:5112:51 PMavoid
Śubha12:5112:51 PM–14:102:10 PMgood
Roga14:102:10 PM–15:293:29 PMavoid
Udvega15:293:29 PM–16:484:48 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha16:484:48 PM–18:296:29 PMgood
Amṛta18:296:29 PM–20:108:10 PMgood
Cara20:108:10 PM–21:519:51 PMneutral
Roga21:519:51 PM–23:3211:32 PMavoid
Kāla23:3211:32 PM–25:131:13 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:131:13 AM+1–26:542:54 AM+1good
Udvega26:542:54 AM+1–28:354:35 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:354:35 AM+1–30:156:15 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:156:15 AM to 30:156:15 AM+1

06:156:15 AM sunrise16:484:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:156:15 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 12:2312:23 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 18:316:31 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 09:329:32 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 12:2312:23 PM
Garauntil 24:5912:59 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1011:10 AM–11:5311:53 AM
Rāhu kāla 15:293:29 PM–16:484:48 PM
Pradoṣa 16:484:48 PM–18:366:36 PM
Niśītha 23:0811:08 PM–23:5611:56 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5311:53 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:484:48 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 33 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:366:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5611:56 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī12:2312:23 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā18:316:31 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra09:329:32 AMSiddhi
KaraṇaTaitila12:2312:23 PMGara
VāraRavivāra30:15 06:156:15 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2077
Śaka
1942
Kali
5121
Ahargaṇa
1 870 738
Day length
10 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
10:5710:57 AM
Moonset
22:3110:31 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:274:27 AM06:156:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:274:27 AM05:215:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:544:54 AM06:156:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:156:15 AM08:228:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:228:22 AM10:2810:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:5510:55 AM12:3612:36 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0811:08 AM11:5611:56 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1011:10 AM11:5311:53 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3211:32 AM12:5112:51 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3512:35 PM14:422:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:171:17 PM13:591:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:102:10 PM15:293:29 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:422:42 PM16:484:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:243:24 PM16:064:06 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:293:29 PM16:484:48 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk16:484:48 PM18:366:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:484:48 PM17:155:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:484:48 PM18:096:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0811:08 PM23:5611:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:281:28 AM+127:123:12 AM+1sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
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