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Monday 5 December 2016 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 16:564:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:275:27 PM.

Observed here on this day

Campā Ṣaṣṭhī

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

AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī determinate

At sunrise

05:515:51 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:275:27 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

11:4311:43 AM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:4311:43 AM
At noon, 11:4311:43 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 69° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 32% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 69° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:134:13 AM–05:025:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:384:38 AM–05:515:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2011:20 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:411:41 PM–14:282:28 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:083:08 PM–16:474:47 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:365:36 PM–18:006:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:365:36 PM–18:496:49 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:197:19 AM–08:478:47 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1510:15 AM–11:4311:43 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0712:07 PM–12:5412:54 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:121:12 PM–14:402:40 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:282:28 PM–15:153:15 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

Amṛta05:515:51 AM–07:197:19 AMgood
Kāla07:197:19 AM–08:478:47 AMavoid
Śubha08:478:47 AM–10:1510:15 AMgood
Roga10:1510:15 AM–11:4311:43 AMavoid
Udvega11:4311:43 AM–13:121:12 PMavoid
Cara13:121:12 PM–14:402:40 PMneutral
Lābha14:402:40 PM–16:084:08 PMgood
Amṛta16:084:08 PM–17:365:36 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:365:36 PM–19:087:08 PMneutral
Roga19:087:08 PM–20:408:40 PMavoid
Kāla20:408:40 PM–22:1210:12 PMavoid
Lābha22:1210:12 PM–23:4411:44 PMgood
Udvega23:4411:44 PM–25:161:16 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:161:16 AM+1–26:482:48 AM+1good
Amṛta26:482:48 AM+1–28:204:20 AM+1good
Cara28:204:20 AM+1–29:525:52 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:515:51 AM to 29:525:52 AM+1

05:515:51 AM sunrise17:365:36 PM sunsetsunrise 29:525:52 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 17:275:27 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 25:551:55 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 19:257:25 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 17:275:27 PM
Garauntil 29:295:29 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:197:19 AM–08:478:47 AM
Abhijit 11:2011:20 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Pradoṣa 17:365:36 PM–19:147:14 PM
Niśītha 23:2011:20 PM–24:0812:08 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.

  1. SunriseṢaṣṭhī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:478:47 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:147:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0812:08 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī17:275:27 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā25:55 01:551:55 AM TueŚatabhiṣā
YogaVyāghāta19:257:25 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaTaitila17:275:27 PMGara
VāraSomavāra29:52 05:525:52 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 262
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:3910:39 AM
Moonset
22:4810:48 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:134:13 AM05:515:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:134:13 AM05:025:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:384:38 AM05:515:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:515:51 AM08:128:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:197:19 AM08:478:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:128:12 AM10:3310:33 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1510:15 AM11:4311:43 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1911:19 AM12:0712:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2011:20 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0712:07 PM12:5412:54 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5412:54 PM15:153:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:121:12 PM14:402:40 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:411:41 PM14:282:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:282:28 PM15:153:15 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:083:08 PM16:474:47 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:153:15 PM17:365:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:365:36 PM19:147:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:365:36 PM18:006:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:365:36 PM18:496:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2011:20 PM24:0812:08 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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