Tuesday 15 December 2026 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 16:474:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:506:50 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
06:126:12 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:239:23 AM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
11:2911:29 AM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 34 m.
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
Night sunset to sunrise
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06:126:12 AM to 30:126:12 AM+1
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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī | 18:506:50 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 09:239:23 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 11:0811:08 AM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 18:506:50 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:12 06:126:12 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:244:24 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:244:24 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:514:51 AM | 06:126:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:126:12 AM | 08:198:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:198:19 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:198:19 AM | 09:019:01 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:508:50 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0811:08 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:4812:48 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3212:32 PM | 14:392:39 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:151:15 PM | 13:571:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:072:07 PM | 15:273:27 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:392:39 PM | 16:464:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:464:46 PM | 18:336:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:464:46 PM | 17:135:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:464:46 PM | 18:076:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:145:14 PM | 18:596:59 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:0910:09 PM | 23:0211:02 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0511:05 PM | 23:5311:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:423:42 AM+1 | 29:275:27 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |