Wednesday 13 December 1961 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 21:189:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:077:07 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī determinate
At sunrise
07:287:28 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:128:12 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:1212:12 PM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 28 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
07:287:28 AM to 31:297:29 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 | 19:077:07 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 13:401:40 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 17:225:22 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 08:128:12 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:29 07:297:29 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:325:32 AM | 07:287:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:325:32 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:016:01 AM | 07:287:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:287:28 AM | 09:229:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:398:39 AM | 09:509:50 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:229:22 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:0111:01 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:231:23 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:091:09 PM | 15:033:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:471:47 PM | 14:252:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:033:03 PM | 16:564:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:564:56 PM | 18:536:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:564:56 PM | 17:255:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:564:56 PM | 18:246:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:278:27 PM | 21:579:57 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4911:49 PM | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:295:29 AM+1 | 31:007:00 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |