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Thursday 13 December 2018 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 22:0610:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:4912:49 AM+1.

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

06:516:51 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2911:29 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

11:4711:47 AM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 52 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul11:4711:47 AM
At noon, 11:4711:47 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 66° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 30% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 66° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:584:58 AM–05:555:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:275:27 AM–06:516:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:596:59 AM–08:488:48 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2811:28 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:261:26 PM–14:052:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:434:43 PM–17:125:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:434:43 PM–18:086:08 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:516:51 AM–08:058:05 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:199:19 AM–10:3310:33 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0910:09 AM–10:4810:48 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:011:01 PM–14:152:15 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:052:05 PM–14:452:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya26:502:50 AM+1–28:384:38 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Śubha06:516:51 AM–08:058:05 AMgood
Roga08:058:05 AM–09:199:19 AMavoid
Udvega09:199:19 AM–10:3310:33 AMavoid
Cara10:3310:33 AM–11:4711:47 AMneutral
Lābha11:4711:47 AM–13:011:01 PMgood
Amṛta13:011:01 PM–14:152:15 PMgood
Kāla14:152:15 PM–15:293:29 PMavoid
Śubha15:293:29 PM–16:434:43 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:434:43 PM–18:296:29 PMgood
Cara18:296:29 PM–20:158:15 PMneutral
Roga20:158:15 PM–22:0210:02 PMavoid
Kāla22:0210:02 PM–23:4811:48 PMavoid
Lābha23:4811:48 PM–25:341:34 AM+1good
Udvega25:341:34 AM+1–27:203:20 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:203:20 AM+1–29:065:06 AM+1good
Amṛta29:065:06 AM+1–30:526:52 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:516:51 AM to 30:526:52 AM+1

06:516:51 AM sunrise16:434:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:526:52 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 24:4912:49 AM+1
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 18:456:45 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 23:3711:37 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:2911:29 AM
Taitilauntil 24:4912:49 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2811:28 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:011:01 PM–14:152:15 PM
Pradoṣa 16:434:43 PM–18:366:36 PM
Niśītha 23:2411:24 PM–24:1212:12 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.

  1. SunriseṢaṣṭhī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:152:15 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 52 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:366:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1212:12 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  10. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī24:49 00:4912:49 AM FriSaptamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā18:456:45 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaHarṣaṇa23:3711:37 PMVajra
KaraṇaKaulava11:2911:29 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra30:52 06:526:52 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 870 000
Day length
9 h 52 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:1111:11 AM
Moonset
22:0610:06 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:584:58 AM06:516:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:584:58 AM05:555:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:275:27 AM06:516:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:516:51 AM08:508:50 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:516:51 AM08:058:05 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:596:59 AM08:488:48 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:508:50 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:199:19 AM10:3310:33 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0910:09 AM10:4810:48 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2311:23 AM12:1112:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2811:28 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4712:47 PM14:452:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:011:01 PM14:152:15 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:261:26 PM14:052:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:052:05 PM14:452:45 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:452:45 PM16:434:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:434:43 PM18:366:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:434:43 PM17:125:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:434:43 PM18:086:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2411:24 PM24:1212:12 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:502:50 AM+128:384:38 AM+1sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
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