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Friday 21 December 2001 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 06:116:11 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:398:39 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mitra Saptamī

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

At sunrise

07:107:10 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:398:39 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 74° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 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 muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:136:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:455:45 AM–07:107:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4311:43 AM–12:2212:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:401:40 PM–14:192:19 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:544:54 PM–17:235:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:544:54 PM–18:206:20 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:238:23 AM–09:369:36 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:079:07 AM–09:469:46 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:4910:49 AM–12:0212:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2212:22 PM–13:011:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:282:28 PM–15:413:41 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:528:52 PM–22:4010:40 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

Cara07:107:10 AM–08:238:23 AMneutral
Lābha08:238:23 AM–09:369:36 AMgood
Amṛta09:369:36 AM–10:4910:49 AMgood
Kāla10:4910:49 AM–12:0212:02 PMavoid
Śubha12:0212:02 PM–13:151:15 PMgood
Roga13:151:15 PM–14:282:28 PMavoid
Udvega14:282:28 PM–15:413:41 PMavoid
Cara15:413:41 PM–16:544:54 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:544:54 PM–18:416:41 PMavoid
Kāla18:416:41 PM–20:288:28 PMavoid
Lābha20:288:28 PM–22:1610:16 PMgood
Udvega22:1610:16 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:0312:03 AM+1–25:501:50 AM+1good
Amṛta25:501:50 AM+1–27:373:37 AM+1good
Cara27:373:37 AM+1–29:245:24 AM+1neutral
Roga29:245:24 AM+1–31:117:11 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:107:10 AM to 31:117:11 AM+1

07:107:10 AM sunrise16:544:54 PM sunsetsunrise 31:117:11 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 08:398:39 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 13:411:41 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 27:513:51 AM+1
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 08:398:39 AM
Garauntil 21:569:56 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:4910:49 AM–12:0212:02 PM
Abhijit 11:4311:43 AM–12:2212:22 PM
Pradoṣa 16:544:54 PM–18:496:49 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:0212:02 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2212:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:496:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī08:398:39 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā13:411:41 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi27:51 03:513:51 AM SatVyatīpāta
KaraṇaTaitila08:398:39 AMGara
VāraŚukravāra31:11 07:117:11 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 799
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:4511:45 AM
Moonset
22:5910:59 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM07:107:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:136:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:455:45 AM07:107:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:107:10 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:238:23 AM09:369:36 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM11:0411:04 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:079:07 AM09:469:46 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:4910:49 AM12:0212:02 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:2212:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2212:22 PM13:011:01 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM14:582:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:401:40 PM14:192:19 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:282:28 PM15:413:41 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:582:58 PM16:544:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:544:54 PM18:496:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:544:54 PM17:235:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:544:54 PM18:206:20 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:528:52 PM22:4010:40 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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