Monday 12 May 1913 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 12:2712:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:4310:43 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:105:10 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4310:43 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:1412:14 PM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 14 h 10 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
05:105:10 AM to 29:095:09 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 | 10:4310:43 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 21:579:57 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 18:546:54 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 10:4310:43 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:09 05:095:09 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:513:51 AM | 05:105:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:513:51 AM | 04:304:30 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:114:11 AM | 05:105:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:105:10 AM | 08:008:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:406:40 AM | 08:128:12 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:566:56 AM | 08:428:42 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:008:00 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2810:28 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:401:40 PM | 16:304:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:012:01 PM | 15:473:47 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:362:36 PM | 15:333:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:333:33 PM | 16:304:30 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:503:50 PM | 17:225:22 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:304:30 PM | 19:207:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:207:20 PM | 20:388:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:207:20 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:207:20 PM | 20:198:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |