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Tuesday 29 December 2026 · Erbil, Iraq

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 12:2912:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:5510:55 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:157:15 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5510:55 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:0612:06 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonErbil12:0612:06 PM
At noon, 12:0612:06 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 253° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 65% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 253° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:495:49 AM–07:157:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4711:47 AM–12:2512:25 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:222:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:574:57 PM–17:265:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:574:57 PM–18:236:23 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:575:57+1 AM–31:337:33+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:119:11 AM–09:509:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:409:40 AM–10:5310:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0612:06 PM–13:191:19 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:322:32 PM–15:443:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:238:23 PM–21:599:59 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:4010:40 PM–23:3711:37 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

Roga07:157:15 AM–08:278:27 AMavoid
Udvega08:278:27 AM–09:409:40 AMavoid
Cara09:409:40 AM–10:5310:53 AMneutral
Lābha10:5310:53 AM–12:0612:06 PMgood
Amṛta12:0612:06 PM–13:191:19 PMgood
Kāla13:191:19 PM–14:322:32 PMavoid
Śubha14:322:32 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Roga15:443:44 PM–16:574:57 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:574:57 PM–18:456:45 PMavoid
Lābha18:456:45 PM–20:328:32 PMgood
Udvega20:328:32 PM–22:1910:19 PMavoid
Śubha22:1910:19 PM–24:0612:06+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0612:06+1 AM–25:531:53+1 AMgood
Cara25:531:53+1 AM–27:403:40+1 AMneutral
Roga27:403:40+1 AM–29:285:28+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:285:28+1 AM–31:157:15+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:157:15 AM to 31:157:15+1 AM

07:157:15 AM sunrise16:574:57 PM sunsetsunrise 31:157:15+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 10:5510:55 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 13:131:13 PM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 13:011:01 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 10:5510:55 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 22:2610:26 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4711:47 AM–12:2512:25 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:322:32 PM–15:443:44 PM
Pradoṣa 16:574:57 PM–18:526:52 PM
Niśītha 23:4211:42 PM–24:3012:30+1 AM

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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2512:25 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  6. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:443:44 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 9 h 43 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 18:526:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3012:30+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī10:5510:55 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī13:131:13 PMUttara Phalgunī
YogaĀyuṣmān13:011:01 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaVaṇija10:5510:55 AMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:15 07:157:15 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 938
Day length
9 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:2011:20 PM
Moonset
10:5410:54 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM07:157:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:495:49 AM07:157:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:157:15 AM09:119:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:119:11 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:119:11 AM09:509:50 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:409:40 AM10:5310:53 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4211:42 AM12:3012:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:2512:25 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0612:06 PM13:191:19 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:041:04 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:222:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:322:32 PM15:443:44 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:013:01 PM16:574:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:574:57 PM18:526:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:574:57 PM17:265:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:574:57 PM18:236:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:238:23 PM21:599:59 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4010:40 PM23:3711:37 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4211:42 PM24:3012:30+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:575:57+1 AM31:337:33+1 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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