Friday 17 November 1939 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 14:192:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:583:58 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:027:02 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:579:57 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.
Noon
12:0312:03 PM
The Sun 32° above S. Day length 10 h 02 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
07:027:02 AM to 31:037:03 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 | 15:583:58 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 09:579:57 AM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 14:342:34 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 15:583:58 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:03 07:037:03 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:105:10 AM | 07:027:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:105:10 AM | 06:066:06 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:385:38 AM | 07:027:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:027:02 AM | 09:029:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:178:17 AM | 09:329:32 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:029:02 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:029:02 AM | 09:429:42 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4810:48 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 15:033:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:431:43 PM | 14:232:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:222:22 PM | 16:084:08 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:332:33 PM | 15:483:48 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:033:03 PM | 17:045:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:045:04 PM | 18:566:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:045:04 PM | 17:325:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:045:04 PM | 18:286:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5912:59 AM+1 | 26:452:45 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |