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Tuesday 15 December 2026 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 08:478:47 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5010:50 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mitra Saptamī

Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:127:12 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5010:50 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

11:5111:51 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:5111:51 AM
At noon, 11:5111:51 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 72° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 35% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 72° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:146:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:445:44 AM–07:127:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3211:32 AM–12:0912:09 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:231:23 PM–14:002:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:294:29 PM–16:584:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:294:29 PM–17:575:57 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:427:42 PM–21:279:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:049:04 AM–09:419:41 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya09:149:14 AM–10:5910:59 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:329:32 AM–10:4110:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5111:51 AM–13:001:00 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:102:10 PM–15:193:19 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:2210:22 PM–23:2111:21 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

Roga07:127:12 AM–08:228:22 AMavoid
Udvega08:228:22 AM–09:329:32 AMavoid
Cara09:329:32 AM–10:4110:41 AMneutral
Lābha10:4110:41 AM–11:5111:51 AMgood
Amṛta11:5111:51 AM–13:001:00 PMgood
Kāla13:001:00 PM–14:102:10 PMavoid
Śubha14:102:10 PM–15:193:19 PMgood
Roga15:193:19 PM–16:294:29 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:294:29 PM–18:196:19 PMavoid
Lābha18:196:19 PM–20:108:10 PMgood
Udvega20:108:10 PM–22:0010:00 PMavoid
Śubha22:0010:00 PM–23:5111:51 PMgood
Amṛta23:5111:51 PM–25:411:41 AM+1good
Cara25:411:41 AM+1–27:323:32 AM+1neutral
Roga27:323:32 AM+1–29:235:23 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:235:23 AM+1–31:137:13 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:127:12 AM to 31:137:13 AM+1

07:127:12 AM sunrise16:294:29 PM sunsetsunrise 31:137:13 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 10:5010:50 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 27:333:33 AM+1
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 27:163:16 AM+1
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 10:5010:50 AM
Garauntil 23:3811:38 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3211:32 AM–12:0912:09 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:102:10 PM–15:193:19 PM
Pradoṣa 16:294:29 PM–18:276:27 PM
Niśītha 23:2711:27 PM–24:1512:15 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0912:09 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:193:19 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 16 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:276:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1512:15 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  11. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī10:5010:50 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā27:33 03:333:33 AM WedPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra27:16 03:163:16 AM WedSiddhi
KaraṇaTaitila10:5010:50 AMGara
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:13 07:137:13 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 924
Day length
9 h 16 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:1811:18 AM
Moonset
22:4510:45 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM07:127:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:146:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:445:44 AM07:127:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:127:12 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:049:04 AM09:419:41 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:149:14 AM10:5910:59 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:329:32 AM10:4110:41 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:0912:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5111:51 AM13:001:00 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4612:46 PM14:372:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:231:23 PM14:002:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:102:10 PM15:193:19 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:372:37 PM16:294:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:294:29 PM18:276:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:294:29 PM16:584:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:294:29 PM17:575:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:427:42 PM21:279:27 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2210:22 PM23:2111:21 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2711:27 PM24:1512:15 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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