Wednesday 9 August 1944 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 05:055:05 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:352:35 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:266:26 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:463:46 PM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
13:241:24 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 13 h 55 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
06:266:26 AM to 30:276:27 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 | 26:35 02:352:35 AM Thu | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Revatī | 16:404:40 PM | Aśvinī |
| Yoga | Śūla | 26:56 02:562:56 AM Thu | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 15:463:46 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:27 06:276:27 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:055:05 AM | 06:266:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:055:05 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:266:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:266:26 AM | 09:139:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:108:10 AM | 09:559:55 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:139:13 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3911:39 AM | 13:231:23 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:231:23 PM | 15:083:08 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:282:28 PM | 15:563:56 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:472:47 PM | 17:345:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:423:42 PM | 16:384:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:345:34 PM | 20:218:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:218:21 PM | 21:419:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:218:21 PM | 20:418:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:218:21 PM | 21:219:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:001:00 AM+1 | 25:481:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |