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Monday 19 December 2016 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 08:278:27 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:258:25 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:585:58 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:258:25 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 254° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 64% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 254° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:204:20 AM–05:095:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:454:45 AM–05:585:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:1312:13 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:471:47 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:425:42 PM–18:066:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:425:42 PM–18:556:55 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:0210:02 PM–23:4311:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:267:26 AM–08:548:54 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2210:22 AM–11:5011:50 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:5711:57 AM–13:381:38 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:1312:13 PM–13:001:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:181:18 PM–14:462:46 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:342:34 PM–15:213:21 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

Amṛta05:585:58 AM–07:267:26 AMgood
Kāla07:267:26 AM–08:548:54 AMavoid
Śubha08:548:54 AM–10:2210:22 AMgood
Roga10:2210:22 AM–11:5011:50 AMavoid
Udvega11:5011:50 AM–13:181:18 PMavoid
Cara13:181:18 PM–14:462:46 PMneutral
Lābha14:462:46 PM–16:144:14 PMgood
Amṛta16:144:14 PM–17:425:42 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:425:42 PM–19:147:14 PMneutral
Roga19:147:14 PM–20:468:46 PMavoid
Kāla20:468:46 PM–22:1810:18 PMavoid
Lābha22:1810:18 PM–23:5011:50 PMgood
Udvega23:5011:50 PM–25:221:22 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:221:22 AM+1–26:552:55 AM+1good
Amṛta26:552:55 AM+1–28:274:27 AM+1good
Cara28:274:27 AM+1–29:595:59 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:585:58 AM to 29:595:59 AM+1

05:585:58 AM sunrise17:425:42 PM sunsetsunrise 29:595:59 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 08:258:25 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 28:454:45 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 20:168:16 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 08:258:25 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 20:438:43 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:267:26 AM–08:548:54 AM
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:1312:13 PM
Pradoṣa 17:425:42 PM–19:207:20 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14 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 08:548:54 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1312:13 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:207:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī08:258:25 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī28:45 04:454:45 AM TueUttara Phalgunī
YogaPrīti20:168:16 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaVaṇija08:258:25 AMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra29:59 05:595:59 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 276
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:1211:12 PM
Moonset
10:5210:52 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:204:20 AM05:585:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:204:20 AM05:095:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:454:45 AM05:585:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:585:58 AM08:198:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:267:26 AM08:548:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:198:19 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2210:22 AM11:5011:50 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:1312:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:5711:57 AM13:381:38 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1312:13 PM13:001:00 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:001:00 PM15:213:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:181:18 PM14:462:46 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:471:47 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:342:34 PM15:213:21 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:213:21 PM17:425:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:425:42 PM19:207:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:425:42 PM18:066:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:425:42 PM18:556:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:0210:02 PM23:4311:43 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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