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Monday 5 December 2016 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 17:565:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:276:27 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

06:386:38 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:276:27 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:3212:32 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3212:32 PM
At noon, 12:3212:32 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 69° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 32% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 69° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:005:00 AM–05:495:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:245:24 AM–06:386:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0812:08 PM–12:5512:55 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:292:29 PM–15:173:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:084:08 PM–17:475:47 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:256:25 PM–18:506:50 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:256:25 PM–19:397:39 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:068:06 AM–09:359:35 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0311:03 AM–12:3212:32 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5512:55 PM–13:421:42 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:002:00 PM–15:283:28 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:173:17 PM–16:044:04 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

Amṛta06:386:38 AM–08:068:06 AMgood
Kāla08:068:06 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Śubha09:359:35 AM–11:0311:03 AMgood
Roga11:0311:03 AM–12:3212:32 PMavoid
Udvega12:3212:32 PM–14:002:00 PMavoid
Cara14:002:00 PM–15:283:28 PMneutral
Lābha15:283:28 PM–16:574:57 PMgood
Amṛta16:574:57 PM–18:256:25 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:256:25 PM–19:577:57 PMneutral
Roga19:577:57 PM–21:299:29 PMavoid
Kāla21:299:29 PM–23:0011:00 PMavoid
Lābha23:0011:00 PM–24:3212:32 AM+1good
Udvega24:3212:32 AM+1–26:032:03 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:032:03 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1good
Amṛta27:353:35 AM+1–29:075:07 AM+1good
Cara29:075:07 AM+1–30:386:38 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:386:38 AM to 30:386:38 AM+1

06:386:38 AM sunrise18:256:25 PM sunsetsunrise 30:386:38 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 18:276:27 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 26:552:55 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 20:258:25 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 18:276:27 PM
Garauntil 30:296:29 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:068:06 AM–09:359:35 AM
Abhijit 12:0812:08 PM–12:5512:55 PM
Pradoṣa 18:256:25 PM–20:038:03 PM
Niśītha 24:0812:08 AM+1–24:5612:56 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 09:359:35 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5512:55 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SunsetDay length 11 h 48 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 20:038:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  7. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  8. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5612:56 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī18:276:27 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā26:55 02:552:55 AM TueŚatabhiṣā
YogaVyāghāta20:258:25 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaTaitila18:276:27 PMGara
VāraSomavāra30:38 06:386:38 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 262
Day length
11 h 48 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
11:2611:26 AM
Moonset
23:3611:36 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:005:00 AM06:386:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:005:00 AM05:495:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:245:24 AM06:386:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:386:38 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:068:06 AM09:359:35 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM11:2111:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0311:03 AM12:3212:32 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0812:08 PM12:5612:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0812:08 PM12:5512:55 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5512:55 PM13:421:42 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:421:42 PM16:044:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:002:00 PM15:283:28 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:292:29 PM15:173:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:173:17 PM16:044:04 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:044:04 PM18:256:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:084:08 PM17:475:47 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:256:25 PM20:038:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:256:25 PM18:506:50 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:256:25 PM19:397:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0812:08 AM+124:5612:56 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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