Tuesday 20 November 1917 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 22:5610:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:209:20 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:067:06 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:327:32 AM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
12:0412:04 PM
The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 56 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 | 21:209:20 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 09:209:20 AM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 07:327:32 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:1010:10 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:07 07:077:07 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:135:13 AM | 07:067:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:135:13 AM | 06:096:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:415:41 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 |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:059:05 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:059:05 AM | 09:459:45 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:359:35 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0412:04 PM | 13:181:18 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:091:09 PM | 14:412:41 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:431:43 PM | 14:232:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:322:32 PM | 15:473:47 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| 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 | 17:305:30 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 | 22:2010:20 PM | 23:5211:52 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4010:40 PM | 23:3611:36 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4011:40 PM | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |