Tuesday 15 December 2026 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 10:4710:47 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:5012:50 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 38 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMitra Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
06:426:42 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:5012:50 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:3612:36 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 47 m.
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
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
06:426:42 AM to 30:436:43+1 AM
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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī | 12:5012:50 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 29:33 05:335:33 AM Wed | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 29:16 05:165:16 AM Wed | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 12:5012:50 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:43 06:436:43 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:055:05 AM | 06:426:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:055:05 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:295:29 AM | 06:426:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:426:42 AM | 09:049:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:049:04 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:049:04 AM | 09:519:51 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:399:39 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:5912:59 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 12:5912:59 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3612:36 PM | 14:042:04 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:342:34 PM | 15:213:21 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:333:33 PM | 17:015:01 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:084:08 PM | 18:296:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:296:29 PM | 20:078:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:296:29 PM | 18:546:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:296:29 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:429:42 PM | 23:2711:27 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2311:23 PM | 24:1212:12+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1212:12+1 AM | 25:001:00+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |