Monday 24 November 1941 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 15:523:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:262:26 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
07:107:10 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2610:26 AM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
12:0512:05 PM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 49 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
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07:107:10 AM to 31:117:11 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 | 14:262:26 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 19:237:23 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 10:2610:26 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 14:262:26 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:11 07:117:11 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodaya | 05:175:17 AM | 07:107:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrta | 05:175:17 AM | 06:136:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyā | 05:455:45 AM | 07:107:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkāla | 07:107:10 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kāla | 08:248:24 AM | 09:379:37 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgava | 09:089:08 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kāla | 09:159:15 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Yamagaṇḍa | 10:5110:51 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhna | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijit | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrta | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇa | 13:031:03 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Gulika | 13:181:18 PM | 14:322:32 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijaya | 13:431:43 PM | 14:222:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrta | 14:222:22 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhna | 15:013:01 PM | 16:594:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣa | 16:594:59 PM | 18:536:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūli | 16:594:59 PM | 17:285:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyā | 16:594:59 PM | 18:246:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjya | 23:2611:26 PM | 25:031:03 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśītha | 23:4111:41 PM | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |