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Friday 20 December 2024 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 00:1912:19 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:521:52 AM+1.

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

07:417:41 AM

Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.

Noon

11:5311:53 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:5311:53 AM
At noon, 11:5311:53 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 245° ahead of it, in Maghā, 71% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 245° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:185:18 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:475:47 AM–07:167:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3511:35 AM–12:1212:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:261:26 PM–14:032:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:422:42 PM–16:264:26 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:314:31 PM–17:005:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:314:31 PM–17:595:59 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:258:25 AM–09:359:35 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:079:07 AM–09:449:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:4410:44 AM–11:5311:53 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1212:12 PM–12:4912:49 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:122:12 PM–15:213:21 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:062:06 AM+1–27:523:52 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

Cara07:167:16 AM–08:258:25 AMneutral
Lābha08:258:25 AM–09:359:35 AMgood
Amṛta09:359:35 AM–10:4410:44 AMgood
Kāla10:4410:44 AM–11:5311:53 AMavoid
Śubha11:5311:53 AM–13:031:03 PMgood
Roga13:031:03 PM–14:122:12 PMavoid
Udvega14:122:12 PM–15:213:21 PMavoid
Cara15:213:21 PM–16:314:31 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:314:31 PM–18:216:21 PMavoid
Kāla18:216:21 PM–20:128:12 PMavoid
Lābha20:128:12 PM–22:0310:03 PMgood
Udvega22:0310:03 PM–23:5311:53 PMavoid
Śubha23:5311:53 PM–25:441:44 AM+1good
Amṛta25:441:44 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1good
Cara27:353:35 AM+1–29:265:26 AM+1neutral
Roga29:265:26 AM+1–31:167:16 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:167:16 AM sunrise16:314:31 PM sunsetsunrise 31:167:16 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 25:521:52 AM+1
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 17:175:17 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 07:417:41 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 13:001:00 PM
Vaṇijauntil 25:521:52 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:4410:44 AM–11:5311:53 AM
Abhijit 11:3511:35 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Pradoṣa 16:314:31 PM–18:296:29 PM
Niśītha 23:2911:29 PM–24:1712:17 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:5311:53 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1212:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 15 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:296:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1712:17 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī25:52 01:521:52 AM SatSaptamī
NakṣatraMaghā17:175:17 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaViṣkambha07:417:41 AMPrīti
KaraṇaGara13:001:00 PMVaṇija
VāraŚukravāra31:16 07:167:16 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 199
Day length
9 h 15 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
22:1310:13 PM
Moonset
11:0511:05 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 twilight05:475:47 AM07:167:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:167:16 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:258:25 AM09:359:35 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:079:07 AM09:449:44 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:4410:44 AM11:5311:53 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2911:29 AM12:1712:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3511:35 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1212:12 PM12:4912:49 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
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
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:122:12 PM15:213:21 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:402:40 PM16:314:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:422:42 PM16:264:26 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:314:31 PM18:296:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:314:31 PM17:005:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:314:31 PM17:595:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2911:29 PM24:1712:17 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:062:06 AM+127:523:52 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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