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Tuesday 21 December 1948 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 01:371:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:2011:20 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:336:33 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:2712:27 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

11:5111:51 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5111:51 AM
At noon, 11:5111:51 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 246° ahead of it, in Maghā, 71% 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 muhūrta04:464:46 AM–05:405:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:135:13 AM–06:336:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3011:30 AM–12:1212:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla11:5711:57 AM–13:271:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:371:37 PM–14:202:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:095:09 PM–17:365:36 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:095:09 PM–18:306:30 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:408:40 AM–09:239:23 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:129:12 AM–10:3210:32 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5111:51 AM–13:111:11 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:302:30 PM–15:503:50 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:419:41 PM–23:1111:11 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:3110:31 PM–23:2511:25 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

Roga06:336:33 AM–07:537:53 AMavoid
Udvega07:537:53 AM–09:129:12 AMavoid
Cara09:129:12 AM–10:3210:32 AMneutral
Lābha10:3210:32 AM–11:5111:51 AMgood
Amṛta11:5111:51 AM–13:111:11 PMgood
Kāla13:111:11 PM–14:302:30 PMavoid
Śubha14:302:30 PM–15:503:50 PMgood
Roga15:503:50 PM–17:095:09 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:095:09 PM–18:506:50 PMavoid
Lābha18:506:50 PM–20:308:30 PMgood
Udvega20:308:30 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Śubha22:1110:11 PM–23:5111:51 PMgood
Amṛta23:5111:51 PM–25:321:32+1 AMgood
Cara25:321:32+1 AM–27:133:13+1 AMneutral
Roga27:133:13+1 AM–28:534:53+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:534:53+1 AM–30:346:34+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:336:33 AM to 30:346:34+1 AM

06:336:33 AM sunrise17:095:09 PM sunsetsunrise 30:346:34+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 23:2011:20 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 14:112:11 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 25:071:07+1 AM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 12:2712:27 PM
Vaṇijauntil 23:2011:20 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3011:30 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:302:30 PM–15:503:50 PM
Pradoṣa 17:095:09 PM–18:566:56 PM
Niśītha 23:2711:27 PM–24:1512:15+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. AbhijitUntil 12:1212:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:503:50 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:566:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1512:15+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī23:2011:20 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraMaghā14:112:11 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaPrīti25:07 01:071:07 AM WedĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaGara12:2712:27 PMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:34 06:346:34 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2005
Śaka
1870
Kali
5049
Ahargaṇa
1 844 441
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
22:3110:31 PM
Moonset
10:5010:50 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:464:46 AM06:336:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:464:46 AM05:405:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:135:13 AM06:336:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:336:33 AM08:408:40 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:408:40 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:408:40 AM09:239:23 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:129:12 AM10:3210:32 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3011:30 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5111:51 AM13:111:11 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:5711:57 AM13:271:27 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM15:023:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:371:37 PM14:202:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:302:30 PM15:503:50 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:023:02 PM17:095:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:095:09 PM18:566:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:095:09 PM17:365:36 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:095:09 PM18:306:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:419:41 PM23:1111:11 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3110:31 PM23:2511:25 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2711:27 PM24:1512:15+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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