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Tuesday 20 December 1921 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 16:404:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:162:16 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:057:05 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:397:39 AM

Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 251° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 67% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 251° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:115:11 AM–06:086:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:395:39 AM–07:057:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3711:37 AM–12:1612:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:341:34 PM–14:132:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:494:49 PM–17:175:17 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:494:49 PM–18:146:14 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:1012:10 AM+1–25:401:40 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:029:02 AM–09:419:41 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:319:31 AM–10:4410:44 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5711:57 AM–13:101:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:232:23 PM–15:363:36 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:103:10 PM–16:404:40 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:3110:31 PM–23:2811:28 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

Roga07:057:05 AM–08:188:18 AMavoid
Udvega08:188:18 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Cara09:319:31 AM–10:4410:44 AMneutral
Lābha10:4410:44 AM–11:5711:57 AMgood
Amṛta11:5711:57 AM–13:101:10 PMgood
Kāla13:101:10 PM–14:232:23 PMavoid
Śubha14:232:23 PM–15:363:36 PMgood
Roga15:363:36 PM–16:494:49 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:494:49 PM–18:366:36 PMavoid
Lābha18:366:36 PM–20:238:23 PMgood
Udvega20:238:23 PM–22:1010:10 PMavoid
Śubha22:1010:10 PM–23:5711:57 PMgood
Amṛta23:5711:57 PM–25:441:44 AM+1good
Cara25:441:44 AM+1–27:313:31 AM+1neutral
Roga27:313:31 AM+1–29:185:18 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:185:18 AM+1–31:057:05 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:057:05 AM to 31:057:05 AM+1

07:057:05 AM sunrise16:494:49 PM sunsetsunrise 31:057:05 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 14:162:16 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 07:397:39 AM
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 30:116:11 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 20:468:46 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 14:162:16 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 25:111:11 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3711:37 AM–12:1612:16 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:232:23 PM–15:363:36 PM
Pradoṣa 16:494:49 PM–18:436:43 PM
Niśītha 23:3311:33 PM–24:2112:21 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1612:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:363:36 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:436:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2112:21 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī14:162:16 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraMaghā07:397:39 AMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaPrīti20:468:46 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaVaṇija14:162:16 PMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:05 07:057:05 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1978
Śaka
1843
Kali
5022
Ahargaṇa
1 834 578
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
22:5810:58 PM
Moonset
10:5410:54 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:115:11 AM07:057:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:115:11 AM06:086:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:395:39 AM07:057:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:057:05 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:029:02 AM09:419:41 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:319:31 AM10:4410:44 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3311:33 AM12:2112:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3711:37 AM12:1612:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5711:57 AM13:101:10 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM14:522:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:341:34 PM14:132:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:232:23 PM15:363:36 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:522:52 PM16:494:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:103:10 PM16:404:40 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:494:49 PM18:436:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:494:49 PM17:175:17 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:494:49 PM18:146:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3110:31 PM23:2811:28 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3311:33 PM24:2112:21 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:1012:10 AM+125:401:40 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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