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Saturday 16 December 2000 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 23:0511:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:458:45 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:097:09 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:529:52 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:3412:34 PM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:3412:34 PM
At noon, 12:3412:34 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 247° ahead of it, in Maghā, 69% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 247° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:245:24 AM–06:166:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:097:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1312:13 PM–12:5612:56 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:232:23 PM–15:063:06 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:006:00 PM–18:266:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:006:00 PM–19:197:19 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:546:54 PM–20:238:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:097:09 AM–08:308:30 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:097:09 AM–07:527:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:527:52 AM–08:368:36 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:529:52 AM–11:1311:13 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:579:57 AM–11:2611:26 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:561:56 PM–15:173:17 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya28:454:45 AM+1–30:166:16 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

Kāla07:097:09 AM–08:308:30 AMavoid
Śubha08:308:30 AM–09:529:52 AMgood
Roga09:529:52 AM–11:1311:13 AMavoid
Udvega11:1311:13 AM–12:3412:34 PMavoid
Cara12:3412:34 PM–13:561:56 PMneutral
Lābha13:561:56 PM–15:173:17 PMgood
Amṛta15:173:17 PM–16:384:38 PMgood
Kāla16:384:38 PM–18:006:00 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:006:00 PM–19:387:38 PMgood
Udvega19:387:38 PM–21:179:17 PMavoid
Śubha21:179:17 PM–22:5610:56 PMgood
Amṛta22:5610:56 PM–24:3512:35 AM+1good
Cara24:3512:35 AM+1–26:132:13 AM+1neutral
Roga26:132:13 AM+1–27:523:52 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:523:52 AM+1–29:315:31 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:315:31 AM+1–31:107:10 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:097:09 AM to 31:107:10 AM+1

07:097:09 AM sunrise18:006:00 PM sunsetsunrise 31:107:10 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 20:458:45 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 21:089:08 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 19:217:21 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 09:529:52 AM
Vaṇijauntil 20:458:45 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:529:52 AM–11:1311:13 AM
Abhijit 12:1312:13 PM–12:5612:56 PM
Pradoṣa 18:006:00 PM–19:457:45 PM
Niśītha 24:1112:11 AM+1–24:5912:59 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:1311:13 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5612:56 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 51 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:457:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  8. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5912:59 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī20:458:45 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraMaghā21:089:08 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaViṣkambha19:217:21 PMPrīti
KaraṇaGara09:529:52 AMVaṇija
VāraŚanivāra31:10 07:107:10 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 429
Day length
10 h 51 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:2611:26 PM
Moonset
11:3911:39 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:245:24 AM07:097:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:245:24 AM06:166:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:097:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:097:09 AM09:199:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:097:09 AM08:308:30 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:097:09 AM07:527:52 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:527:52 AM08:368:36 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:199:19 AM11:2911:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:529:52 AM11:1311:13 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:579:57 AM11:2611:26 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1012:10 PM12:5812:58 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1312:13 PM12:5612:56 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM15:503:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:561:56 PM15:173:17 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:232:23 PM15:063:06 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:503:50 PM18:006:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:006:00 PM19:457:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:006:00 PM18:266:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:006:00 PM19:197:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:546:54 PM20:238:23 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1112:11 AM+124:5912:59 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:454:45 AM+130:166:16 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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