Saturday 24 August 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 19:327:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:549:54 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:396:39 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:108:10 AM
Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.
Noon
13:211:21 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 21 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
06:396:39 AM to 30:406:40 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 | Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī | 21:549:54 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 08:108:10 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 18:516:51 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 08:458:45 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:40 06:406:40 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:155:15 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:365:36 AM | 06:396:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:396:39 AM | 09:209:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:396:39 AM | 08:208:20 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:396:39 AM | 07:337:33 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:337:33 AM | 08:268:26 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:209:20 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:402:40 PM | 17:215:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:003:00 PM | 16:414:41 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:343:34 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:215:21 PM | 20:018:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:526:52 PM | 20:398:39 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:018:01 PM | 21:269:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:018:01 PM | 20:228:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:018:01 PM | 21:059:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 25:451:45 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:345:34 AM+1 | 31:217:21 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |