Saturday 18 April 1998 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 07:327:32 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:078:07 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:535:53 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:078:07 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:0012:00 PM
The Sun 85° above N. Day length 12 h 15 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
05:535:53 AM to 29:525:52 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 | Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī | 08:078:07 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 27:24 03:243:24 AM Sun | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Śiva | 18:456:45 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:078:07 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:194:19 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:194:19 AM | 05:065:06 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:424:42 AM | 05:535:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:535:53 AM | 08:208:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:535:53 AM | 07:257:25 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:535:53 AM | 06:426:42 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:426:42 AM | 07:317:31 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:208:20 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:568:56 AM | 10:2810:28 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:3212:32 PM | 14:122:12 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:141:14 PM | 15:413:41 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:321:32 PM | 15:043:04 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:032:03 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:413:41 PM | 18:086:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:086:08 PM | 19:427:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:086:08 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:086:08 PM | 19:187:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2710:27 PM | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |