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Wednesday 21 December 2005 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 20:098:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5110:51 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:167:16 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:309:30 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

11:5411:54 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:5411:54 AM
At noon, 11:5411:54 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 247° ahead of it, in Maghā, 69% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 247° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:185:18 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:485:48 AM–07:167:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:449:44 AM–11:3211:32 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:261:26 PM–14:032:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:314:31 PM–17:015:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:314:31 PM–18:006:00 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:268:26 AM–09:359:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4410:44 AM–11:5411:54 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3511:35 AM–12:1212:12 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5411:54 AM–13:031:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:289:28 PM–23:1611:16 PMa 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

Lābha07:167:16 AM–08:268:26 AMgood
Amṛta08:268:26 AM–09:359:35 AMgood
Kāla09:359:35 AM–10:4410:44 AMavoid
Śubha10:4410:44 AM–11:5411:54 AMgood
Roga11:5411:54 AM–13:031:03 PMavoid
Udvega13:031:03 PM–14:122:12 PMavoid
Cara14:122:12 PM–15:223:22 PMneutral
Lābha15:223:22 PM–16:314:31 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:314:31 PM–18:226:22 PMavoid
Śubha18:226:22 PM–20:128:12 PMgood
Amṛta20:128:12 PM–22:0310:03 PMgood
Cara22:0310:03 PM–23:5411:54 PMneutral
Roga23:5411:54 PM–25:451:45+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:451:45+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:353:35+1 AM–29:265:26+1 AMgood
Udvega29:265:26+1 AM–31:177:17+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:167:16 AM to 31:177:17+1 AM

07:167:16 AM sunrise16:314:31 PM sunsetsunrise 31:177:17+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 22:5110:51 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 12:2612:26 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 26:082:08+1 AM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 09:309:30 AM
Vaṇijauntil 22:5110:51 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5411:54 AM–13:031:03 PM
Pradoṣa 16:314:31 PM–18:296:29 PM
Niśītha 23:3011:30 PM–24:1812:18+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:031:03 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 15 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:296:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  8. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1812:18+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī22:5110:51 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraMaghā12:2612:26 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaPrīti26:08 02:082:08 AM ThuĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaGara09:309:30 AMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra31:17 07:177:17 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2062
Śaka
1927
Kali
5106
Ahargaṇa
1 865 260
Day length
9 h 15 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
22:2010:20 PM
Moonset
11:1011:10 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:185:18 AM07:167:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:185:18 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:485:48 AM07:167:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:167:16 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:268:26 AM09:359:35 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:449:44 AM11:3211:32 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4410:44 AM11:5411:54 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3011:30 AM12:1812:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3511:35 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5411:54 AM13:031:03 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4912:49 PM14:402:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:261:26 PM14:032:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:402:40 PM16:314:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:314:31 PM18:296:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:314:31 PM17:015:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:314:31 PM18:006:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:289:28 PM23:1611:16 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3011:30 PM24:1812:18+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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