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Tuesday 15 December 2026 · Pyongyang, North Korea

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 22:4710:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:5012:50 AM+1.

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

07:497:49 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5211:52 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:3212:32 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPyongyang12:3212:32 PM
At noon, 12:3212:32 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 66° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 30% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 66° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:525:52 AM–06:506:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:216:21 AM–07:497:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1312:13 PM–12:5112:51 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:062:06 PM–14:442:44 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:155:15 PM–17:445:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:155:15 PM–18:426:42 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:429:42 AM–10:2010:20 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1010:10 AM–11:2111:21 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3212:32 PM–13:431:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:532:53 PM–16:044:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0511:05 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1an ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya23:1411:14 PM–24:5912:59 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Roga07:497:49 AM–09:009:00 AMavoid
Udvega09:009:00 AM–10:1010:10 AMavoid
Cara10:1010:10 AM–11:2111:21 AMneutral
Lābha11:2111:21 AM–12:3212:32 PMgood
Amṛta12:3212:32 PM–13:431:43 PMgood
Kāla13:431:43 PM–14:532:53 PMavoid
Śubha14:532:53 PM–16:044:04 PMgood
Roga16:044:04 PM–17:155:15 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:155:15 PM–19:047:04 PMavoid
Lābha19:047:04 PM–20:548:54 PMgood
Udvega20:548:54 PM–22:4310:43 PMavoid
Śubha22:4310:43 PM–24:3212:32 AM+1good
Amṛta24:3212:32 AM+1–26:222:22 AM+1good
Cara26:222:22 AM+1–28:114:11 AM+1neutral
Roga28:114:11 AM+1–30:006:00 AM+1avoid
Kāla30:006:00 AM+1–31:497:49 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:497:49 AM to 31:497:49 AM+1

07:497:49 AM sunrise17:155:15 PM sunsetsunrise 31:497:49 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 24:5012:50 AM+1
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 15:233:23 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 17:085:08 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:5211:52 AM
Taitilauntil 24:5012:50 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1312:13 PM–12:5112:51 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:532:53 PM–16:044:04 PM
Pradoṣa 17:155:15 PM–19:127:12 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5112:51 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:044:04 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  6. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:127:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5612:56 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī24:50 00:5012:50 AM WedSaptamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā15:233:23 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaHarṣaṇa17:085:08 PMVajra
KaraṇaKaulava11:5211:52 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:49 07:497:49 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 924
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:4511:45 AM
Moonset
22:5410:54 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:525:52 AM07:497:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:525:52 AM06:506:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:216:21 AM07:497:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:497:49 AM09:429:42 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:429:42 AM11:3511:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:429:42 AM10:2010:20 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1010:10 AM11:2111:21 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0812:08 PM12:5612:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1312:13 PM12:5112:51 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3212:32 PM13:431:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:291:29 PM15:223:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:062:06 PM14:442:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:532:53 PM16:044:04 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:223:22 PM17:155:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:155:15 PM19:127:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:155:15 PM17:445:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:155:15 PM18:426:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0511:05 PM24:0312:03 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:1411:14 PM24:5912:59 AM+1sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0812:08 AM+124:5612:56 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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