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Thursday 12 December 1957 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 17:555:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:513:51 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:107:10 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:513:51 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 250° ahead of it, in Maghā, 67% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 250° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:135:13 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:425:42 AM–07:107:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3111:31 AM–12:0812:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:221:22 PM–13:591:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:284:28 PM–16:574:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:284:28 PM–17:565:56 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:258:25 PM–21:559:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:107:10 AM–08:208:20 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:309:30 AM–10:3910:39 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1610:16 AM–10:5310:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya11:2211:22 AM–12:5212:52 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla12:5912:59 PM–14:092:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:591:59 PM–14:362:36 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya30:136:13 AM+1–31:437:43 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

Śubha07:107:10 AM–08:208:20 AMgood
Roga08:208:20 AM–09:309:30 AMavoid
Udvega09:309:30 AM–10:3910:39 AMavoid
Cara10:3910:39 AM–11:4911:49 AMneutral
Lābha11:4911:49 AM–12:5912:59 PMgood
Amṛta12:5912:59 PM–14:092:09 PMgood
Kāla14:092:09 PM–15:183:18 PMavoid
Śubha15:183:18 PM–16:284:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:284:28 PM–18:186:18 PMgood
Cara18:186:18 PM–20:098:09 PMneutral
Roga20:098:09 PM–21:599:59 PMavoid
Kāla21:599:59 PM–23:4911:49 PMavoid
Lābha23:4911:49 PM–25:401:40 AM+1good
Udvega25:401:40 AM+1–27:303:30 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:303:30 AM+1–29:215:21 AM+1good
Amṛta29:215:21 AM+1–31:117:11 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:107:10 AM to 31:117:11 AM+1

07:107:10 AM sunrise16:284:28 PM sunsetsunrise 31:117:11 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 15:513:51 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 22:4010:40 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 26:282:28 AM+1
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 15:513:51 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 26:492:49 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3111:31 AM–12:0812:08 PM
Rāhu kāla 12:5912:59 PM–14:092:09 PM
Pradoṣa 16:284:28 PM–18:266:26 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:0812:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:092:09 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 18 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:266:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī15:513:51 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraMaghā22:4010:40 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaViṣkambha26:28 02:282:28 AM FriPrīti
KaraṇaVaṇija15:513:51 PMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra31:11 07:117:11 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2014
Śaka
1879
Kali
5058
Ahargaṇa
1 847 719
Day length
9 h 18 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
22:4210:42 PM
Moonset
10:5310:53 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:135:13 AM07:107:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:135:13 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:425:42 AM07:107:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:107:10 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:107:10 AM08:208:20 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:309:30 AM10:3910:39 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1610:16 AM10:5310:53 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:2211:22 AM12:5212:52 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:0812:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4512:45 PM14:362:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5912:59 PM14:092:09 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:221:22 PM13:591:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:591:59 PM14:362:36 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:362:36 PM16:284:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:284:28 PM18:266:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:284:28 PM16:574:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:284:28 PM17:565:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:258:25 PM21:559:55 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:136:13 AM+131:437:43 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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