Tuesday 28 August 1945 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 06:316:31 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:563:56 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:436:43 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1110:11 AM
Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.
Noon
13:191:19 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 13 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
06:436:43 AM to 30:446:44 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 | 27:56 03:563:56 AM Wed | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 10:1110:11 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 13:231:23 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 17:115:11 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:44 06:446:44 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:436:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:385:38 AM | 06:436:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:436:43 AM | 09:219:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:219:21 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:219:21 AM | 10:1410:14 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0110:01 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:191:19 PM | 14:582:58 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:382:38 PM | 17:175:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:313:31 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:374:37 PM | 18:166:16 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:175:17 PM | 19:557:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:057:05 PM | 20:348:34 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:557:55 PM | 21:229:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:557:55 PM | 20:178:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:557:55 PM | 21:009:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1512:15 AM+1 | 24:5812:58 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 25:441:44 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:593:59 AM+1 | 29:285:28 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |