Friday 25 August 1944 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 17:165:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:027:02 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:406:40 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:065:06 PM
Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.
Noon
13:201:20 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 19 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
06:406:40 AM to 30:416:41 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 | 19:027:02 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 17:065:06 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 25:09 01:091:09 AM Sat | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 19:027:02 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:41 06:416:41 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:155:15 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:365:36 AM | 06:406:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:406:40 AM | 09:209:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:267:26 AM | 09:119:11 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:208:20 AM | 10:0010:00 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:209:20 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:209:20 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4011:40 AM | 13:201:20 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| 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 |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:471:47 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:402:40 PM | 17:205:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:333:33 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:404:40 PM | 18:206:20 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:205:20 PM | 19:597:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:597:59 PM | 21:259:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:597:59 PM | 20:218:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:597:59 PM | 21:049:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0911:09 PM | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 25:441:44 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |