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Monday 19 December 2016 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 09:279:27 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:259:25 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:456:45 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:259:25 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:3812:38 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3812:38 PM
At noon, 12:3812:38 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 254° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 64% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 254° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:075:07 AM–05:565:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:315:31 AM–06:456:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1412:14 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:362:36 PM–15:233:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:316:31 PM–18:566:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:316:31 PM–19:457:45 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:0211:02 PM–24:4312:43 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:138:13 AM–09:419:41 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1011:10 AM–12:3812:38 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:5712:57 PM–14:382:38 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:021:02 PM–13:491:49 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:062:06 PM–15:353:35 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:233:23 PM–16:104:10 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

Amṛta06:456:45 AM–08:138:13 AMgood
Kāla08:138:13 AM–09:419:41 AMavoid
Śubha09:419:41 AM–11:1011:10 AMgood
Roga11:1011:10 AM–12:3812:38 PMavoid
Udvega12:3812:38 PM–14:062:06 PMavoid
Cara14:062:06 PM–15:353:35 PMneutral
Lābha15:353:35 PM–17:035:03 PMgood
Amṛta17:035:03 PM–18:316:31 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:316:31 PM–20:038:03 PMneutral
Roga20:038:03 PM–21:359:35 PMavoid
Kāla21:359:35 PM–23:0711:07 PMavoid
Lābha23:0711:07 PM–24:3812:38 AM+1good
Udvega24:3812:38 AM+1–26:102:10 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:102:10 AM+1–27:423:42 AM+1good
Amṛta27:423:42 AM+1–29:135:13 AM+1good
Cara29:135:13 AM+1–30:456:45 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:456:45 AM to 30:456:45 AM+1

06:456:45 AM sunrise18:316:31 PM sunsetsunrise 30:456:45 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 09:259:25 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 29:455:45 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 21:169:16 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 09:259:25 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 21:439:43 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:138:13 AM–09:419:41 AM
Abhijit 12:1412:14 PM–13:021:02 PM
Pradoṣa 18:316:31 PM–20:098:09 PM
Niśītha 24:1412:14 AM+1–25:021:02 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 09:419:41 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:098:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:021:02 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 Ṣaṣṭhī09:259:25 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī29:45 05:455:45 AM TueUttara Phalgunī
YogaPrīti21:169:16 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaVaṇija09:259:25 AMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra30:45 06:456:45 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 276
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
24:0012:00 AM+1
Moonset
11:3911:39 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM06:456:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM05:565:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:315:31 AM06:456:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:456:45 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:138:13 AM09:419:41 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1011:10 AM12:3812:38 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1412:14 PM13:021:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1412:14 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5712:57 PM14:382:38 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:021:02 PM13:491:49 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:491:49 PM16:104:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:062:06 PM15:353:35 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:362:36 PM15:233:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:233:23 PM16:104:10 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:104:10 PM18:316:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:316:31 PM20:098:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:316:31 PM18:566:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:316:31 PM19:457:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:0211:02 PM24:4312:43 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1412:14 AM+125:021:02 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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