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Tuesday 17 February 1998 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 06:146:14 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:408:40+1 AM, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:476:47 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1311:13 AM

Citrā gives way to Svātī.

Noon

12:2912:29 PM

The Sun 55° above S. Day length 11 h 25 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:2912:29 PM
At noon, 12:2912:29 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 243° ahead of it, in Svātī, 73% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 243° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:065:06 AM–05:575:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:325:32 AM–06:476:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0712:07 PM–12:5212:52 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:093:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:126:12 PM–18:376:37 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:126:12 PM–19:277:27 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:124:12+1 AM–29:595:59+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:049:04 AM–09:509:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:389:38 AM–11:0411:04 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3012:30 PM–13:551:55 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:213:21 PM–16:464:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:285:28 PM–19:167:16 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:1411:14 PM–24:0412:04+1 AMan 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

Roga06:476:47 AM–08:138:13 AMavoid
Udvega08:138:13 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Cara09:389:38 AM–11:0411:04 AMneutral
Lābha11:0411:04 AM–12:3012:30 PMgood
Amṛta12:3012:30 PM–13:551:55 PMgood
Kāla13:551:55 PM–15:213:21 PMavoid
Śubha15:213:21 PM–16:464:46 PMgood
Roga16:464:46 PM–18:126:12 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:126:12 PM–19:467:46 PMavoid
Lābha19:467:46 PM–21:209:20 PMgood
Udvega21:209:20 PM–22:5510:55 PMavoid
Śubha22:5510:55 PM–24:2912:29+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:2912:29+1 AM–26:032:03+1 AMgood
Cara26:032:03+1 AM–27:383:38+1 AMneutral
Roga27:383:38+1 AM–29:125:12+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:125:12+1 AM–30:466:46+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:476:47 AM to 30:466:46+1 AM

06:476:47 AM sunrise18:126:12 PM sunsetsunrise 30:466:46+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 11:1311:13 AM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 15:243:24 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 19:307:30 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0712:07 PM–12:5212:52 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:213:21 PM–16:464:46 PM
Pradoṣa 18:126:12 PM–19:527:52 PM
Niśītha 24:0512:05+1 AM–24:5312:53+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.

  1. SunriseṢaṣṭhī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5212:52 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:464:46 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 25 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:527:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5312:53+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunriseSaptamī
NakṣatraCitrā11:1311:13 AMSvātī
YogaGaṇḍa15:243:24 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaGara19:307:30 PMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:46 06:466:46 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 396
Day length
11 h 25 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
23:0611:06 PM
Moonset
10:1010:10 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:065:06 AM06:476:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:065:06 AM05:575:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:325:32 AM06:476:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:476:47 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM11:2111:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:049:04 AM09:509:50 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:389:38 AM11:0411:04 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0612:06 PM12:5412:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0712:07 PM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3012:30 PM13:551:55 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM15:553:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:093:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:213:21 PM16:464:46 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:553:55 PM18:126:12 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:285:28 PM19:167:16 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:126:12 PM19:527:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:126:12 PM18:376:37 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:126:12 PM19:277:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1411:14 PM24:0412:04+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0512:05+1 AM24:5312:53+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:124:12+1 AM29:595:59+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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