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December 1999 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 13 December 1999 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 05:425:42 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:057:05 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

07:117:11 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:286:28 PM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 63° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 27% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 63° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:135:13 AM–06:126:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:425:42 AM–07:117:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3111:31 AM–12:0812:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:011:01 PM–14:452:45 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • 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

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:208:20 AM–09:309:30 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4010:40 AM–11:4911:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0812:08 PM–12:4512:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:5912:59 PM–14:092:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:591:59 PM–14:372:37 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

Amṛta07:117:11 AM–08:208:20 AMgood
Kāla08:208:20 AM–09:309:30 AMavoid
Śubha09:309:30 AM–10:4010:40 AMgood
Roga10:4010:40 AM–11:4911:49 AMavoid
Udvega11:4911:49 AM–12:5912:59 PMavoid
Cara12:5912:59 PM–14:092:09 PMneutral
Lābha14:092:09 PM–15:183:18 PMgood
Amṛta15:183:18 PM–16:284:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:284:28 PM–18:186:18 PMneutral
Roga18:186:18 PM–20:098:09 PMavoid
Kāla20:098:09 PM–21:599:59 PMavoid
Lābha21:599:59 PM–23:5011:50 PMgood
Udvega23:5011:50 PM–25:401:40 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:401:40 AM+1–27:313:31 AM+1good
Amṛta27:313:31 AM+1–29:215:21 AM+1good
Cara29:215:21 AM+1–31:117:11 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:117:11 AM sunrise16:284:28 PM sunsetsunrise 31:117:11 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 31:057:05 AM+1
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 24:1812:18 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 28:024:02 AM+1
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 18:286:28 PM
Taitilauntil 31:057:05 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:208:20 AM–09:309:30 AM
Abhijit 11:3111:31 AM–12:0812:08 PM
Pradoṣa 16:284:28 PM–18:266:26 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:309:30 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0812:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 17 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:266:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  9. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  10. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī31:05 07:057:05 AM TueSaptamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā24:18 00:1812:18 AM TueŚatabhiṣā
YogaHarṣaṇa28:02 04:024:02 AM TueVajra
KaraṇaKaulava18:286:28 PMTaitila
VāraSomavāra31:11 07:117:11 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 060
Day length
9 h 17 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
11:1111:11 AM
Moonset
21:439:43 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:135:13 AM07:117:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:135:13 AM06:126:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:425:42 AM07:117:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:117:11 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:208:20 AM09:309:30 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM10:5410:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4010:40 AM11:4911:49 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
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
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0812:08 PM12:4512:45 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4512:45 PM14:372:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5912:59 PM14:092:09 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:011:01 PM14:452:45 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:221:22 PM13:591:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:591:59 PM14:372:37 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:372:37 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
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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