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Friday 16 December 2011 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 00:0612:06 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:0511:05 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:055:05 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3911:39 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 246° ahead of it, in Maghā, 70% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 246° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:473:47 AM–04:264:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:074:07 AM–05:055:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4311:43 AM–12:4012:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:342:34 PM–15:313:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:197:19 PM–19:387:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:197:19 PM–20:178:17 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3510:35 PM–24:1012:10 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:526:52 AM–08:398:39 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:567:56 AM–08:538:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:2510:25 AM–12:1212:12 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4012:40 PM–13:371:37 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:091:09 PM–14:442:44 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:453:45 PM–17:325:32 PMYama’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

Cara05:055:05 AM–06:526:52 AMneutral
Lābha06:526:52 AM–08:398:39 AMgood
Amṛta08:398:39 AM–10:2510:25 AMgood
Kāla10:2510:25 AM–12:1212:12 PMavoid
Śubha12:1212:12 PM–13:591:59 PMgood
Roga13:591:59 PM–15:453:45 PMavoid
Udvega15:453:45 PM–17:325:32 PMavoid
Cara17:325:32 PM–19:197:19 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga19:197:19 PM–20:328:32 PMavoid
Kāla20:328:32 PM–21:459:45 PMavoid
Lābha21:459:45 PM–22:5910:59 PMgood
Udvega22:5910:59 PM–24:1212:12 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:1212:12 AM+1–25:251:25 AM+1good
Amṛta25:251:25 AM+1–26:392:39 AM+1good
Cara26:392:39 AM+1–27:523:52 AM+1neutral
Roga27:523:52 AM+1–29:065:06 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:055:05 AM to 29:065:06 AM+1

05:055:05 AM sunrise19:197:19 PM sunsetsunrise 29:065:06 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 23:0511:05 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 24:5712:57 AM+1
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 24:2312:23 AM+1
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 11:3911:39 AM
Vaṇijauntil 23:0511:05 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:2510:25 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Abhijit 11:4311:43 AM–12:4012:40 PM
Pradoṣa 19:197:19 PM–20:378:37 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:1212:12 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4012:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 14 h 13 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:378:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  8. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  11. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī23:0511:05 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraMaghā24:57 00:5712:57 AM SatPūrva Phalgunī
YogaViṣkambha24:23 00:2312:23 AM SatPrīti
KaraṇaGara11:3911:39 AMVaṇija
VāraŚukravāra29:06 05:065:06 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2068
Śaka
1933
Kali
5112
Ahargaṇa
1 867 446
Day length
14 h 13 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:1511:15 PM
Moonset
10:1710:17 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:473:47 AM05:055:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:473:47 AM04:264:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:074:07 AM05:055:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:055:05 AM07:567:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:526:52 AM08:398:39 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:567:56 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:567:56 AM08:538:53 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:2510:25 AM12:1212:12 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4012:40 PM13:371:37 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:091:09 PM14:442:44 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:371:37 PM16:284:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:342:34 PM15:313:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:453:45 PM17:325:32 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:284:28 PM19:197:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:197:19 PM20:378:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:197:19 PM19:387:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:197:19 PM20:178:17 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3510:35 PM24:1012:10 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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