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Saturday 7 December 2024 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 09:389:38 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:378:37 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mitra Saptamī

Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:256:25 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:378:37 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

11:4511:45 AM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:4511:45 AM
At noon, 11:4511:45 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 74° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 36% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 74° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:384:38 AM–05:325:32 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:055:05 AM–06:256:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2311:23 AM–12:0612:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:311:31 PM–14:142:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:045:04 PM–17:315:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:045:04 PM–18:246:24 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:256:25 AM–07:457:45 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:256:25 AM–07:087:08 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:087:08 AM–07:507:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:059:05 AM–10:2510:25 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:051:05 PM–14:242:24 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:189:18 PM–22:5110:51 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

Kāla06:256:25 AM–07:457:45 AMavoid
Śubha07:457:45 AM–09:059:05 AMgood
Roga09:059:05 AM–10:2510:25 AMavoid
Udvega10:2510:25 AM–11:4511:45 AMavoid
Cara11:4511:45 AM–13:051:05 PMneutral
Lābha13:051:05 PM–14:242:24 PMgood
Amṛta14:242:24 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Kāla15:443:44 PM–17:045:04 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:045:04 PM–18:446:44 PMgood
Udvega18:446:44 PM–20:258:25 PMavoid
Śubha20:258:25 PM–22:0510:05 PMgood
Amṛta22:0510:05 PM–23:4511:45 PMgood
Cara23:4511:45 PM–25:251:25+1 AMneutral
Roga25:251:25+1 AM–27:053:05+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:053:05+1 AM–28:464:46+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:464:46+1 AM–30:266:26+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:256:25 AM to 30:266:26+1 AM

06:256:25 AM sunrise17:045:04 PM sunsetsunrise 30:266:26+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 08:378:37 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 14:212:21 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 27:563:56+1 AM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 08:378:37 AM
Garauntil 19:587:58 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:059:05 AM–10:2510:25 AM
Abhijit 11:2311:23 AM–12:0612:06 PM
Pradoṣa 17:045:04 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:2111:21 PM–24:0912:09+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:2510:25 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0612:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 39 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0912:09+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī08:378:37 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā14:212:21 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaHarṣaṇa27:56 03:563:56 AM SunVajra
KaraṇaTaitila08:378:37 AMGara
VāraŚanivāra30:26 06:266:26 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 186
Day length
10 h 39 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:2511:25 AM
Moonset
22:5510:55 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:384:38 AM06:256:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:384:38 AM05:325:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:055:05 AM06:256:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:256:25 AM08:338:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:256:25 AM07:457:45 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:256:25 AM07:087:08 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:087:08 AM07:507:50 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:338:33 AM10:4110:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:059:05 AM10:2510:25 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2111:21 AM12:0912:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2311:23 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4912:49 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:051:05 PM14:242:24 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:311:31 PM14:142:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:562:56 PM17:045:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:045:04 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:045:04 PM17:315:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:045:04 PM18:246:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:189:18 PM22:5110:51 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2111:21 PM24:0912:09+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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