Tuesday 15 December 2026 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 00:4712:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:502:50 AM+1.

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At sunrise

05:395:39 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Observed here on this day

Campā Ṣaṣṭhī

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

AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī

Next boundary

13:521:52 PM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:224:22 AM–05:005:00 AM
  • Amṛta kāla05:505:50 AM–07:367:36 AM
  • Abhijit12:2112:21 PM–13:191:19 PM
  • Vijaya15:143:14 PM–16:124:12 PM
  • Godhūli20:028:02 PM–20:218:21 PM

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:318:31 AM–09:299:29 AM
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:149:14 AM–11:0211:02 AM
  • Gulika12:5012:50 PM–14:382:38 PM
  • Rāhu kāla16:264:26 PM–18:146:14 PM
  • Durmuhūrta23:5311:53 PM–24:3112:31 AM+1
  • Varjya25:141:14 AM+1–26:592:59 AM+1

Choghaḍiyā

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

  1. Rogaavoid05:395:39 AM–07:277:27 AM
  2. Udvegaavoid07:277:27 AM–09:149:14 AM
  3. Caraneutral09:149:14 AM–11:0211:02 AM
  4. Lābhagood11:0211:02 AM–12:5012:50 PM
  5. Amṛtagood12:5012:50 PM–14:382:38 PM
  6. Kālaavoid14:382:38 PM–16:264:26 PM
  7. Śubhagood16:264:26 PM–18:146:14 PM
  8. Rogaavoid18:146:14 PM–20:028:02 PM

Night · sunset to sunrise

  1. Kālaavoid20:028:02 PM–21:149:14 PM
  2. Lābhagood21:149:14 PM–22:2610:26 PM
  3. Udvegaavoid22:2610:26 PM–23:3811:38 PM
  4. Śubhagood23:3811:38 PM–24:5012:50 AM+1
  5. Amṛtagood24:5012:50 AM+1–26:022:02 AM+1
  6. Caraneutral26:022:02 AM+1–27:153:15 AM+1
  7. Rogaavoid27:153:15 AM+1–28:274:27 AM+1
  8. Kālaavoid28:274:27 AM+1–29:395:39 AM+1

Sunrise to sunrise

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.

05:395:39 AM sunrise20:028:02 PM sunsetsunrise 29:395:39 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 26:502:50 AM+1
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 17:235:23 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 19:087:08 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 13:521:52 PM
Taitilauntil 26:502:50 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2112:21 PM–13:191:19 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:264:26 PM–18:146:14 PM
Pradoṣa 20:028:02 PM–21:199:19 PM
Niśītha 24:2612:26 AM+1–25:141:14 AM+1
  1. SunriseṢaṣṭhī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:191:19 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:146:14 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  6. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 23 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:199:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:141:14 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī26:50 02:502:50 AM WedSaptamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā17:235:23 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaHarṣaṇa19:087:08 PMVajra
KaraṇaKaulava13:521:52 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:39 05:395:39 AM WedBudhavāra

Windows

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya04:224:22 AM05:395:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta04:224:22 AM05:005:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā04:414:41 AM05:395:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla05:395:39 AM08:318:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kāla05:505:50 AM07:367:36 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgava08:318:31 AM11:2411:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta08:318:31 AM09:299:29 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa09:149:14 AM11:0211:02 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijit12:2112:21 PM13:191:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhna12:2612:26 PM13:141:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Gulika12:5012:50 PM14:382:38 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇa14:162:16 PM17:095:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijaya15:143:14 PM16:124:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla16:264:26 PM18:146:14 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhna17:095:09 PM20:028:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa20:028:02 PM21:199:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli20:028:02 PM20:218:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:028:02 PM20:598:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrta23:5311:53 PM24:3112:31 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśītha24:2612:26 AM+125:141:14 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjya25:141:14 AM+126:592:59 AM+1sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 924
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Day length
14 h 23 m
Moonrise
10:4910:49 AM
Moonset
24:0412:04 AM+1
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