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Friday 16 December 2011 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 00:0612:06 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:0511:05 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:477:47 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3911:39 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

13:041:04 PM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:041:04 PM
At noon, 13:041:04 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 247° ahead of it, in Maghā, 70% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 247° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:006:00 AM–06:536:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:266:26 AM–07:477:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4312:43 PM–13:261:26 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:502:50 PM–15:333:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:496:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:427:42 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3510:35 PM–24:1012:10 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika09:069:06 AM–10:2610:26 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:549:54 AM–10:3610:36 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4511:45 AM–13:041:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:091:09 PM–14:442:44 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:261:26 PM–14:082:08 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:433:43 PM–17:035:03 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara07:477:47 AM–09:069:06 AMneutral
Lābha09:069:06 AM–10:2610:26 AMgood
Amṛta10:2610:26 AM–11:4511:45 AMgood
Kāla11:4511:45 AM–13:041:04 PMavoid
Śubha13:041:04 PM–14:242:24 PMgood
Roga14:242:24 PM–15:433:43 PMavoid
Udvega15:433:43 PM–17:035:03 PMavoid
Cara17:035:03 PM–18:226:22 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:226:22 PM–20:038:03 PMavoid
Kāla20:038:03 PM–21:439:43 PMavoid
Lābha21:439:43 PM–23:2411:24 PMgood
Udvega23:2411:24 PM–25:051:05 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:051:05 AM+1–26:452:45 AM+1good
Amṛta26:452:45 AM+1–28:264:26 AM+1good
Cara28:264:26 AM+1–30:076:07 AM+1neutral
Roga30:076:07 AM+1–31:477:47 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:477:47 AM to 31:477:47 AM+1

07:477:47 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 31:477:47 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 23:0511:05 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 24:5712:57 AM+1
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 24:2312:23 AM+1
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 11:3911:39 AM
Vaṇijauntil 23:0511:05 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4511:45 AM–13:041:04 PM
Abhijit 12:4312:43 PM–13:261:26 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–20:098:09 PM
Niśītha 24:4112:41 AM+1–25:291:29 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:041:04 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:261:26 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 35 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:098:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  8. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  9. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:291:29 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī23:0511:05 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraMaghā24:57 00:5712:57 AM SatPūrva Phalgunī
YogaViṣkambha24:23 00:2312:23 AM SatPrīti
KaraṇaGara11:3911:39 AMVaṇija
VāraŚukravāra31:47 07:477:47 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2068
Śaka
1933
Kali
5112
Ahargaṇa
1 867 446
Day length
10 h 35 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:5011:50 PM
Moonset
11:4311:43 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:006:00 AM07:477:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:006:00 AM06:536:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:266:26 AM07:477:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:477:47 AM09:549:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:069:06 AM10:2610:26 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:549:54 AM12:0112:01 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:549:54 AM10:3610:36 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4511:45 AM13:041:04 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4012:40 PM13:281:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4312:43 PM13:261:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:091:09 PM14:442:44 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:261:26 PM14:082:08 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:082:08 PM16:154:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:502:50 PM15:333:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:433:43 PM17:035:03 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:154:15 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM20:098:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:496:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:427:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3510:35 PM24:1012:10 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4112:41 AM+125:291:29 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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