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Tuesday 15 December 2026 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 21:479:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:5011:50 PM.

Observed here on this day

Campā Ṣaṣṭhī

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

AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī determinate

At sunrise

08:188:18 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5210:52 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

13:081:08 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:081:08 PM
At noon, 13:081:08 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 67° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 31% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 67° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:236:23 AM–07:217:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:526:52 AM–08:188:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4912:49 PM–13:271:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:452:45 PM–15:233:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:585:58 PM–18:276:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:585:58 PM–19:247:24 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta10:1410:14 AM–10:5310:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4310:43 AM–11:5511:55 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:081:08 PM–14:202:20 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:333:33 PM–16:454:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:1410:14 PM–23:5911:59 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:4211:42 PM–24:4012:40 AM+1an 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

Roga08:188:18 AM–09:309:30 AMavoid
Udvega09:309:30 AM–10:4310:43 AMavoid
Cara10:4310:43 AM–11:5511:55 AMneutral
Lābha11:5511:55 AM–13:081:08 PMgood
Amṛta13:081:08 PM–14:202:20 PMgood
Kāla14:202:20 PM–15:333:33 PMavoid
Śubha15:333:33 PM–16:454:45 PMgood
Roga16:454:45 PM–17:585:58 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:585:58 PM–19:467:46 PMavoid
Lābha19:467:46 PM–21:339:33 PMgood
Udvega21:339:33 PM–23:2111:21 PMavoid
Śubha23:2111:21 PM–25:081:08 AM+1good
Amṛta25:081:08 AM+1–26:562:56 AM+1good
Cara26:562:56 AM+1–28:434:43 AM+1neutral
Roga28:434:43 AM+1–30:316:31 AM+1avoid
Kāla30:316:31 AM+1–32:198:19 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:188:18 AM to 32:198:19 AM+1

08:188:18 AM sunrise17:585:58 PM sunsetsunrise 32:198:19 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 23:5011:50 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 14:232:23 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 16:084:08 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 10:5210:52 AM
Taitilauntil 23:5011:50 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4912:49 PM–13:271:27 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:333:33 PM–16:454:45 PM
Pradoṣa 17:585:58 PM–19:537:53 PM
Niśītha 24:4412:44 AM+1–25:321:32 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. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:271:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:454:45 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 40 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:321:32 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī23:5011:50 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā14:232:23 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaHarṣaṇa16:084:08 PMVajra
KaraṇaKaulava10:5210:52 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra32:19 08:198:19 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 924
Day length
9 h 40 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:1912:19 PM
Moonset
23:3611:36 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:236:23 AM08:188:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:236:23 AM07:217:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:526:52 AM08:188:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:188:18 AM10:1410:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1410:14 AM12:1012:10 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1410:14 AM10:5310:53 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4310:43 AM11:5511:55 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4412:44 PM13:321:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4912:49 PM13:271:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:081:08 PM14:202:20 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:062:06 PM16:024:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:452:45 PM15:233:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:333:33 PM16:454:45 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:024:02 PM17:585:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:585:58 PM19:537:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:585:58 PM18:276:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:585:58 PM19:247:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:1410:14 PM23:5911:59 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:4211:42 PM24:4012:40 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:4412:44 AM+125:321:32 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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