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December 1981 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 16 December 1981 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 23:3111:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:3810:38 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:047:04 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5910:59 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:1012:10 PM

The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:1012:10 PM
At noon, 12:1012:10 PM, the Sun is in Mūla 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 muhūrta05:135:13 AM–06:086:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:415:41 AM–07:047:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:521:52 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:165:16 PM–17:435:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:165:16 PM–18:396:39 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:428:42 PM–22:1710:17 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:208:20 AM–09:379:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5310:53 AM–12:1012:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:1211:12 AM–12:4712:47 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta11:4911:49 AM–12:3012:30 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1012:10 PM–13:261:26 PMRāhu’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

Lābha07:047:04 AM–08:208:20 AMgood
Amṛta08:208:20 AM–09:379:37 AMgood
Kāla09:379:37 AM–10:5310:53 AMavoid
Śubha10:5310:53 AM–12:1012:10 PMgood
Roga12:1012:10 PM–13:261:26 PMavoid
Udvega13:261:26 PM–14:432:43 PMavoid
Cara14:432:43 PM–15:593:59 PMneutral
Lābha15:593:59 PM–17:165:16 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:165:16 PM–18:596:59 PMavoid
Śubha18:596:59 PM–20:438:43 PMgood
Amṛta20:438:43 PM–22:2610:26 PMgood
Cara22:2610:26 PM–24:1012:10 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1012:10 AM+1–25:531:53 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:531:53 AM+1–27:373:37 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:373:37 AM+1–29:215:21 AM+1good
Udvega29:215:21 AM+1–31:047:04 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:047:04 AM to 31:047:04 AM+1

07:047:04 AM sunrise17:165:16 PM sunsetsunrise 31:047:04 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 22:3810:38 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 23:0411:04 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 21:139:13 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 10:5910:59 AM
Vaṇijauntil 22:3810:38 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1012:10 PM–13:261:26 PM
Pradoṣa 17:165:16 PM–19:067:06 PM
Niśītha 23:4611:46 PM–24:3412:34 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:261:26 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 10 h 12 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:067:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  7. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  8. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  9. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3412:34 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī22:3810:38 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraMaghā23:0411:04 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaViṣkambha21:139:13 PMPrīti
KaraṇaGara10:5910:59 AMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra31:04 07:047:04 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2038
Śaka
1903
Kali
5082
Ahargaṇa
1 856 489
Day length
10 h 12 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
22:4510:45 PM
Moonset
11:2111:21 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:135:13 AM07:047:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:135:13 AM06:086:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:415:41 AM07:047:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:047:04 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:208:20 AM09:379:37 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5310:53 AM12:1012:10 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:1211:12 AM12:4712:47 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4611:46 AM12:3412:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:3012:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1012:10 PM13:261:26 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:133:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:521:52 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:133:13 PM17:165:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:165:16 PM19:067:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:165:16 PM17:435:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:165:16 PM18:396:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:428:42 PM22:1710:17 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4611:46 PM24:3412:34 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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