Monday 23 October 1944 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 20:528:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:528:52 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:357:35 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:568:56 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
13:031:03 PM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 10 h 54 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
07:357:35 AM to 31:367:36 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 | 20:528:52 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 10:4210:42 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 11:0411:04 AM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 08:568:56 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:36 07:367:36 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:515:51 AM | 07:357:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:515:51 AM | 06:436:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:176:17 AM | 07:357:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:357:35 AM | 09:469:46 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:578:57 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:029:02 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:469:46 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4111:41 AM | 13:021:02 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:241:24 PM | 14:082:08 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:082:08 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:242:24 PM | 15:463:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:512:51 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:353:35 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:184:18 PM | 18:296:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:296:29 PM | 20:148:14 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:296:29 PM | 18:556:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:296:29 PM | 19:487:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:258:25 PM | 22:0210:02 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 25:271:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:096:09 AM+1 | 31:467:46 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |