Thursday 31 October 1946 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 19:057:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:399:39 PM.
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
07:387:38 AM
Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 36 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 30:456:45 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 | 21:399:39 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 22:0810:08 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 07:387:38 AM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 08:248:24 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:45 06:456:45 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodaya | 04:564:56 AM | 06:436:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrta | 04:564:56 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyā | 05:235:23 AM | 06:436:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkāla | 06:436:43 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Yamagaṇḍa | 06:436:43 AM | 08:038:03 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgava | 08:518:51 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Gulika | 09:239:23 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrta | 10:1610:16 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhna | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijit | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇa | 13:051:05 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kāla | 13:211:21 PM | 14:412:41 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijaya | 13:481:48 PM | 14:302:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrta | 14:302:30 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhna | 15:133:13 PM | 17:205:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kāla | 16:444:44 PM | 18:326:32 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣa | 17:205:20 PM | 19:077:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūli | 17:205:20 PM | 17:475:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyā | 17:205:20 PM | 18:406:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśītha | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |