December 2024 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 21 December 2024 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 08:198:19 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:529:52 AM.

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

09:529:52 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

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 253° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 65% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 253° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

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–12:1312:13 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • 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
  • Amṛta kāla20:418:41 PM–22:2710:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:336:33 AM–07:537:53 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:336:33 AM–07:167:16 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:167:16 AM–07:587:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:129:12 AM–10:3210:32 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:0610:06 AM–11:5211:52 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:111:11 PM–14:302:30 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla06:336:33 AM–07:537:53 AMavoid
Śubha07:537:53 AM–09:129:12 AMgood
Roga09:129:12 AM–10:3210:32 AMavoid
Udvega10:3210:32 AM–11:5111:51 AMavoid
Cara11:5111:51 AM–13:111:11 PMneutral
Lābha13:111:11 PM–14:302:30 PMgood
Amṛta14:302:30 PM–15:503:50 PMgood
Kāla15:503:50 PM–17:095:09 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:095:09 PM–18:506:50 PMgood
Udvega18:506:50 PM–20:308:30 PMavoid
Śubha20:308:30 PM–22:1110:11 PMgood
Amṛta22:1110:11 PM–23:5211:52 PMgood
Cara23:5211:52 PM–25:321:32+1 AMneutral
Roga25:321:32+1 AM–27:133:13+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:133:13+1 AM–28:534:53+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:534:53+1 AM–30:346:34+1 AMgood

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 09:529:52 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 27:443:44+1 AM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 15:523:52 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 09:529:52 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 22:5310:53 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:129:12 AM–10:3210:32 AM
Abhijit 11:3011:30 AM–12:1312:13 PM
Pradoṣa 17:095:09 PM–18:576:57 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16+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. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3210:32 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1312:13 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:576:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī09:529:52 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī27:44 03:443:44 AM SunUttara Phalgunī
YogaPrīti15:523:52 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaVaṇija09:529:52 AMViṣṭi
VāraŚanivāra30:34 06:346:34 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 200
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:0111:01 PM
Moonset
11:0311:03 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 AM08:418:41 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:336:33 AM07:537:53 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:336:33 AM07:167:16 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:167:16 AM07:587:58 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:418:41 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:129:12 AM10:3210:32 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:0610:06 AM11:5211:52 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3011:30 AM12:1312:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM15:023:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:111:11 PM14:302:30 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:371:37 PM14:202:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:023:02 PM17:095:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:095:09 PM18:576:57 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
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:418:41 PM22:2710:27 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 24°12′21″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
24°41′ N 46°43′ E · GeoNames 108410