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February 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Śukla to Phālguna ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 17 February 1998 · Queens, New York, United States

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 17:145:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:407:40 PM.

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

19:407:40 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 249° ahead of it, in Svātī, 68% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 249° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:015:01 AM–05:545:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:275:27 AM–06:476:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4811:48 AM–12:3112:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:571:57 PM–14:402:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:123:12 PM–16:594:59 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:325:32 PM–17:595:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:325:32 PM–18:526:52 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:568:56 AM–09:399:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:289:28 AM–10:4910:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1012:10 PM–13:301:30 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:512:51 PM–16:124:12 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5010:50 PM–23:4211:42 PMan 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–08:088:08 AMavoid
Udvega08:088:08 AM–09:289:28 AMavoid
Cara09:289:28 AM–10:4910:49 AMneutral
Lābha10:4910:49 AM–12:1012:10 PMgood
Amṛta12:1012:10 PM–13:301:30 PMgood
Kāla13:301:30 PM–14:512:51 PMavoid
Śubha14:512:51 PM–16:124:12 PMgood
Roga16:124:12 PM–17:325:32 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:325:32 PM–19:117:11 PMavoid
Lābha19:117:11 PM–20:518:51 PMgood
Udvega20:518:51 PM–22:3010:30 PMavoid
Śubha22:3010:30 PM–24:0912:09+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0912:09+1 AM–25:481:48+1 AMgood
Cara25:481:48+1 AM–27:273:27+1 AMneutral
Roga27:273:27+1 AM–29:075:07+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:075:07+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 sunrise17:325:32 PM sunsetsunrise 30:466:46+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 19:407:40 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 25:021:02+1 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 27:063:06+1 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 19:407:40 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4811:48 AM–12:3112:31 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:512:51 PM–16:124:12 PM
Pradoṣa 17:325:32 PM–19:187:18 PM
Niśītha 23:4511:45 PM–24:3312:33+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. AbhijitUntil 12:3112:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:124:12 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 10 h 45 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:187:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  7. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  10. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī19:407:40 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraSvātī25:02 01:021:02 AM WedViśākhā
YogaVṛddhi27:06 03:063:06 AM WedDhruva
KaraṇaVaṇija19:407:40 PMViṣṭi
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
10 h 45 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
23:3411:34 PM
Moonset
09:529:52 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:015:01 AM06:476:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:015:01 AM05:545:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:275:27 AM06:476:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:476:47 AM08:568:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:568:56 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:568:56 AM09:399:39 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:289:28 AM10:4910:49 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4611:46 AM12:3412:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4811:48 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1012:10 PM13:301:30 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:233:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:571:57 PM14:402:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:512:51 PM16:124:12 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:123:12 PM16:594:59 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:233:23 PM17:325:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:325:32 PM19:187:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:325:32 PM17:595:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:325:32 PM18:526:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5010:50 PM23:4211:42 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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