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Thursday 21 December 1978 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 05:285:28 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:048:04 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:037:03 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:048:04 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, 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 muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:096:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–07:037:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0312:03 PM–12:4612:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:122:12 PM–14:552:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:475:47 PM–18:136:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:475:47 PM–19:067:06 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:427:42 PM–21:299:29 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:037:03 AM–08:238:23 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:598:59 AM–10:4610:46 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:449:44 AM–11:0411:04 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3710:37 AM–11:2011:20 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:451:45 PM–15:063:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:552:55 PM–15:383:38 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

Śubha07:037:03 AM–08:238:23 AMgood
Roga08:238:23 AM–09:449:44 AMavoid
Udvega09:449:44 AM–11:0411:04 AMavoid
Cara11:0411:04 AM–12:2512:25 PMneutral
Lābha12:2512:25 PM–13:451:45 PMgood
Amṛta13:451:45 PM–15:063:06 PMgood
Kāla15:063:06 PM–16:264:26 PMavoid
Śubha16:264:26 PM–17:475:47 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:475:47 PM–19:267:26 PMgood
Cara19:267:26 PM–21:069:06 PMneutral
Roga21:069:06 PM–22:4510:45 PMavoid
Kāla22:4510:45 PM–24:2512:25+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:2512:25+1 AM–26:042:04+1 AMgood
Udvega26:042:04+1 AM–27:443:44+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:443:44+1 AM–29:235:23+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:235:23+1 AM–31:037:03+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:037:03 AM to 31:037:03+1 AM

07:037:03 AM sunrise17:475:47 PM sunsetsunrise 31:037:03+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 08:048:04 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 26:512:51+1 AM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 15:363:36 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 08:048:04 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 21:149:14 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0312:03 PM–12:4612:46 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:451:45 PM–15:063:06 PM
Pradoṣa 17:475:47 PM–19:337:33 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01+1 AM–24:4912:49+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4612:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:063:06 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:337:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī08:048:04 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī26:51 02:512:51 AM FriUttara Phalgunī
YogaPrīti15:363:36 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaVaṇija08:048:04 AMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra31:03 07:037:03 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 398
Day length
10 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:3911:39 PM
Moonset
11:3211:32 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM07:037:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:096:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM07:037:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:037:03 AM09:119:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:037:03 AM08:238:23 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:598:59 AM10:4610:46 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:119:11 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:449:44 AM11:0411:04 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3710:37 AM11:2011:20 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:291:29 PM15:383:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:451:45 PM15:063:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:122:12 PM14:552:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:552:55 PM15:383:38 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:383:38 PM17:475:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:475:47 PM19:337:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:475:47 PM18:136:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:475:47 PM19:067:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:427:42 PM21:299:29 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01+1 AM24:4912:49+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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