Monday 21 December 1959 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 22:3510:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:2511:25 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:337:33 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0411:04 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:1612:16 PM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 26 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
07:337:33 AM to 31:337:33 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 | 23:2511:25 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 15:083:08 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Prīti | 29:01 05:015:01 AM Tue | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 11:0411:04 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:33 07:337:33 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:365:36 AM | 07:337:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:365:36 AM | 06:356:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:056:05 AM | 07:337:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:337:33 AM | 09:269:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:448:44 AM | 09:549:54 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:269:26 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0511:05 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:3412:34 PM | 14:172:17 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:271:27 PM | 14:372:37 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:501:50 PM | 14:282:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:282:28 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:063:06 PM | 16:594:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:594:59 PM | 18:556:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:594:59 PM | 17:285:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:594:59 PM | 18:266:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:2711:27 PM | 25:071:07 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5211:52 PM | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |