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Tuesday 15 December 2026 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 21:479:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:5011:50 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

07:467:46 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5210:52 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

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 67° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 30% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 67° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:595:59 AM–06:536:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:266:26 AM–07:467:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4312:43 PM–13:251:25 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:502:50 PM–15:323:32 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

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:549:54 AM–10:3610:36 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2510:25 AM–11:4511:45 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:041:04 PM–14:232:23 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:433:43 PM–17:025:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:1410:14 PM–23:5911:59 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:4411:44 PM–24:3812:38 AM+1an 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

Roga07:467:46 AM–09:069:06 AMavoid
Udvega09:069:06 AM–10:2510:25 AMavoid
Cara10:2510:25 AM–11:4511:45 AMneutral
Lābha11:4511:45 AM–13:041:04 PMgood
Amṛta13:041:04 PM–14:232:23 PMgood
Kāla14:232:23 PM–15:433:43 PMavoid
Śubha15:433:43 PM–17:025:02 PMgood
Roga17:025:02 PM–18:226:22 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:226:22 PM–20:028:02 PMavoid
Lābha20:028:02 PM–21:439:43 PMgood
Udvega21:439:43 PM–23:2411:24 PMavoid
Śubha23:2411:24 PM–25:041:04 AM+1good
Amṛta25:041:04 AM+1–26:452:45 AM+1good
Cara26:452:45 AM+1–28:264:26 AM+1neutral
Roga28:264:26 AM+1–30:066:06 AM+1avoid
Kāla30:066:06 AM+1–31:477:47 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:467:46 AM to 31:477:47 AM+1

07:467:46 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 31:477:47 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 23:5011:50 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 14:232:23 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 16:084:08 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 10:5210:52 AM
Taitilauntil 23:5011:50 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4312:43 PM–13:251:25 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:433:43 PM–17:025:02 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–20:098:09 PM
Niśītha 24:4012:40 AM+1–25:281:28 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:251:25 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:025:02 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 35 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:098:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:281:28 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī23:5011:50 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā14:232:23 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaHarṣaṇa16:084:08 PMVajra
KaraṇaKaulava10:5210:52 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:47 07:477:47 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 924
Day length
10 h 35 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:0312:03 PM
Moonset
23:4211:42 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:595:59 AM07:467:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:595:59 AM06:536:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:266:26 AM07:467:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:467:46 AM09:549:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
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
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2510:25 AM11:4511:45 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4012:40 PM13:281:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4312:43 PM13:251:25 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:041:04 PM14:232:23 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:082:08 PM16:154:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:502:50 PM15:323:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:433:43 PM17:025:02 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
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
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:1410:14 PM23:5911:59 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:4411:44 PM24:3812:38 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:4012:40 AM+125:281:28 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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