Tuesday 20 October 1970 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 19:557:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:298:29 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:326:32 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:068:06 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:0312:03 PM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 11 h 02 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
06:326:32 AM to 30:336:33 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 | 20:298:29 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 29:38 05:385:38 AM Wed | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Parigha | 11:2211:22 AM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 08:068:06 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:484:48 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:484:48 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:145:14 AM | 06:326:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:326:32 AM | 08:448:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:448:44 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:448:44 AM | 09:289:28 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:179:17 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0312:03 PM | 13:261:26 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:061:06 PM | 14:482:48 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:091:09 PM | 15:213:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:531:53 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:482:48 PM | 16:114:11 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:213:21 PM | 17:345:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:345:34 PM | 19:187:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:345:34 PM | 18:006:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:345:34 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:027:02 PM | 20:448:44 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4510:45 PM | 23:3711:37 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |