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Tuesday 8 December 1998 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 23:0911:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:1411:14 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:077:07 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0511:05 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

11:4711:47 AM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:4711:47 AM
At noon, 11:4711:47 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 246° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 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 muhūrta05:105:10 AM–06:086:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:395:39 AM–07:077:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2811:28 AM–12:0612:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:1212:12 PM–13:501:50 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:211:21 PM–13:581:58 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

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:598:59 AM–09:369:36 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:279:27 AM–10:3710:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4711:47 AM–12:5712:57 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:072:07 PM–15:173:17 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:2010:20 PM–23:1811:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya26:252:25+1 AM–28:054:05+1 AMa 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

Roga07:077:07 AM–08:178:17 AMavoid
Udvega08:178:17 AM–09:279:27 AMavoid
Cara09:279:27 AM–10:3710:37 AMneutral
Lābha10:3710:37 AM–11:4711:47 AMgood
Amṛta11:4711:47 AM–12:5712:57 PMgood
Kāla12:5712:57 PM–14:072:07 PMavoid
Śubha14:072:07 PM–15:173:17 PMgood
Roga15:173:17 PM–16:284:28 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:284:28 PM–18:186:18 PMavoid
Lābha18:186:18 PM–20:088:08 PMgood
Udvega20:088:08 PM–21:589:58 PMavoid
Śubha21:589:58 PM–23:4811:48 PMgood
Amṛta23:4811:48 PM–25:381:38+1 AMgood
Cara25:381:38+1 AM–27:283:28+1 AMneutral
Roga27:283:28+1 AM–29:185:18+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:185:18+1 AM–31:087:08+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:077:07 AM to 31:087:08+1 AM

07:077:07 AM sunrise16:284:28 PM sunsetsunrise 31:087:08+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 23:1411:14 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 13:501:50 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 26:372:37+1 AM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 11:0511:05 AM
Vaṇijauntil 23:1411:14 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2811:28 AM–12:0612:06 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:072:07 PM–15:173:17 PM
Pradoṣa 16:284:28 PM–18:256:25 PM
Niśītha 23:2411:24 PM–24:1212:12+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. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0612:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:173:17 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 21 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:256:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1212:12+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī23:1411:14 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā13:501:50 PMMaghā
YogaVaidhṛti26:37 02:372:37 AM WedViṣkambha
KaraṇaGara11:0511:05 AMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:08 07:087:08 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 690
Day length
9 h 21 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
22:0610:06 PM
Moonset
11:1211:12 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM07:077:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM06:086:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:395:39 AM07:077:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:077:07 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:598:59 AM09:369:36 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:279:27 AM10:3710:37 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2311:23 AM12:1112:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2811:28 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4711:47 AM12:5712:57 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:1212:12 PM13:501:50 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4312:43 PM14:352:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:211:21 PM13:581:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:072:07 PM15:173:17 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:352:35 PM16:284:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:284:28 PM18:256:25 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
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2010:20 PM23:1811:18 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2411:24 PM24:1212:12+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:252:25+1 AM28:054:05+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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