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Monday 25 December 1972 · Luanda, Angola

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 22:4610:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:2710:27 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:485:48 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3010:30 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 247° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 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 muhūrta04:174:17 AM–05:035:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:404:40 AM–05:485:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:3312:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:142:14 PM–15:043:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:266:26 PM–18:496:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:266:26 PM–19:357:35 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:1411:14 PM–24:5212:52 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:237:23 AM–08:588:58 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3310:33 AM–12:0712:07 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3312:33 PM–13:231:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:261:26 PM–15:043:04 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:421:42 PM–15:173:17 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:043:04 PM–15:553:55 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

Amṛta05:485:48 AM–07:237:23 AMgood
Kāla07:237:23 AM–08:588:58 AMavoid
Śubha08:588:58 AM–10:3310:33 AMgood
Roga10:3310:33 AM–12:0712:07 PMavoid
Udvega12:0712:07 PM–13:421:42 PMavoid
Cara13:421:42 PM–15:173:17 PMneutral
Lābha15:173:17 PM–16:524:52 PMgood
Amṛta16:524:52 PM–18:266:26 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:266:26 PM–19:527:52 PMneutral
Roga19:527:52 PM–21:179:17 PMavoid
Kāla21:179:17 PM–22:4210:42 PMavoid
Lābha22:4210:42 PM–24:0812:08 AM+1good
Udvega24:0812:08 AM+1–25:331:33 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:331:33 AM+1–26:582:58 AM+1good
Amṛta26:582:58 AM+1–28:234:23 AM+1good
Cara28:234:23 AM+1–29:495:49 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:485:48 AM to 29:495:49 AM+1

05:485:48 AM sunrise18:266:26 PM sunsetsunrise 29:495:49 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 22:2710:27 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 29:465:46 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 10:5310:53 AM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 10:3010:30 AM
Vaṇijauntil 22:2710:27 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:237:23 AM–08:588:58 AM
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:3312:33 PM
Pradoṣa 18:266:26 PM–19:577:57 PM
Niśītha 23:4411:44 PM–24:3212:32 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 08:588:58 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:3312:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 38 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:577:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3212:32 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 Ṣaṣṭhī22:2710:27 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī29:46 05:465:46 AM TueUttara Phalgunī
YogaPrīti10:5310:53 AMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaGara10:3010:30 AMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra29:49 05:495:49 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2029
Śaka
1894
Kali
5073
Ahargaṇa
1 853 211
Day length
12 h 38 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
22:5510:55 PM
Moonset
10:2510:25 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:174:17 AM05:485:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:174:17 AM05:035:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:404:40 AM05:485:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:485:48 AM08:208:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:237:23 AM08:588:58 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3310:33 AM12:0712:07 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:3312:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3312:33 PM13:231:23 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:231:23 PM15:553:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:261:26 PM15:043:04 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:421:42 PM15:173:17 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:142:14 PM15:043:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:043:04 PM15:553:55 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:553:55 PM18:266:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:266:26 PM19:577:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:266:26 PM18:496:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:266:26 PM19:357:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:1411:14 PM24:5212:52 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4411:44 PM24:3212:32 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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