Sunday 29 November 1908 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 14:382:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:3712:37 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
05:375:37 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:297:29 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
11:3211:32 AM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 11 h 49 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
good to begin inavoidedneutral
05:375:37 AM to 29:385:38 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 | 12:3712:37 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 07:297:29 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 11:3011:30 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 12:3712:37 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:38 05:385:38 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:004:00 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:004:00 AM | 04:494:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:244:24 AM | 05:375:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:375:37 AM | 07:597:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:597:59 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0811:08 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0811:08 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3211:32 AM | 13:011:01 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4312:43 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:301:30 PM | 14:182:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:292:29 PM | 15:583:58 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:053:05 PM | 17:275:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:523:52 PM | 16:404:40 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:583:58 PM | 17:275:27 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:275:27 PM | 19:047:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:275:27 PM | 17:515:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:275:27 PM | 18:406:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:188:18 PM | 21:489:48 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0811:08 PM | 23:5611:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |