Tuesday 26 May 1936 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 20:168:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:458:45 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī (Jyaiṣṭha) determinate
At sunrise
04:584:58 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:396:39 AM
Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.
Noon
12:1512:15 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 14 h 34 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
04:584:58 AM to 28:584:58 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 | 20:458:45 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 06:396:39 AM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 27:32 03:323:32 AM Wed | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 08:258:25 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 28:58 04:584:58 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:433:43 AM | 04:584:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:433:43 AM | 04:204:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:024:02 AM | 04:584:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:584:58 AM | 07:537:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:537:53 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:537:53 AM | 08:518:51 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:378:37 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1512:15 PM | 14:042:04 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:431:43 PM | 16:374:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:412:41 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:543:54 PM | 17:435:43 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:374:37 PM | 19:327:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:327:32 PM | 20:488:48 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:327:32 PM | 19:517:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:327:32 PM | 20:298:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:148:14 PM | 21:569:56 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1811:18 PM | 23:5611:56 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5111:51 PM | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |