Friday 24 October 1952 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 04:074:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:402:40 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:376:37 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:221:22 PM
Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 51 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
06:376:37 AM to 30:386:38 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 | 26:40 02:402:40 AM Sat | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 14:542:54 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 13:221:22 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 15:253:25 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:38 06:386:38 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:185:18 AM | 06:376:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:376:37 AM | 08:478:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:587:58 AM | 09:199:19 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:408:40 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:478:47 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:478:47 AM | 09:309:30 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4110:41 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:071:07 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:201:20 PM | 14:542:54 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:511:51 PM | 14:342:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:452:45 PM | 16:064:06 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:183:18 PM | 17:285:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:285:28 PM | 19:137:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:285:28 PM | 17:545:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:285:28 PM | 18:476:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 25:421:42 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |