Wednesday 21 November 1906 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 00:0312:03 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:1010:10 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
07:067:06 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:448:44 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.
Noon
12:0412:04 PM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 55 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
07:067:06 AM to 31:077:07 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 | 22:1010:10 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 08:448:44 AM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 27:06 03:063:06 AM Thu | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 11:0211:02 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:07 07:077:07 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:145:14 AM | 07:067:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:425:42 AM | 07:067:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:067:06 AM | 09:059:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:218:21 AM | 09:359:35 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:059:05 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4910:49 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0412:04 PM | 13:181:18 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:3412:34 PM | 14:072:07 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:431:43 PM | 14:222:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:023:02 PM | 17:015:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:015:01 PM | 18:546:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:015:01 PM | 17:295:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:015:01 PM | 18:266:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:489:48 PM | 23:2111:21 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4011:40 PM | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |