Tuesday 15 December 2026 · Thāne, Maharashtra, India
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 19:177:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:209:20 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī determinate
At sunrise
07:047:04 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:228:22 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:3312:33 PM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 10 h 59 m.
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
Night sunset to sunrise
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07:047:04 AM to 31:047:04 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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī | 21:209:20 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 11:5311:53 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 13:381:38 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 08:228:22 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:04 07:047:04 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:205:20 AM | 07:047:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:205:20 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:465:46 AM | 07:047:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:047:04 AM | 09:169:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:169:16 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:169:16 AM | 09:599:59 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:489:48 AM | 11:1111:11 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1112:11 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:551:55 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:232:23 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:183:18 PM | 16:404:40 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:513:51 PM | 18:026:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:026:02 PM | 19:477:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:026:02 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:026:02 PM | 19:217:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:447:44 PM | 21:299:29 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:126:12 AM+1 | 31:577:57 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |