Thursday 26 August 1948 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 13:451:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:033:03 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:416:41 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:033:03 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
13:201:20 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 17 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
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06:416:41 AM to 30:426:42 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 | 15:033:03 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 24:27 00:2712:27 AM Fri | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 30:06 06:066:06 AM Fri | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 15:033:03 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:42 06:426:42 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:165:16 AM | 06:416:41 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:165:16 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:375:37 AM | 06:416:41 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:416:41 AM | 09:219:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:416:41 AM | 08:218:21 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:019:01 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:219:21 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0711:07 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:392:39 PM | 17:195:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:592:59 PM | 16:394:39 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:323:32 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:264:26 PM | 17:195:19 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:195:19 PM | 19:587:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:197:19 PM | 21:019:01 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:587:58 PM | 21:249:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:587:58 PM | 20:198:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:587:58 PM | 21:029:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 25:441:44 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |