Tuesday 8 May 1973 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 12:4812:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:3210:32 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:135:13 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:116:11 AM
Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.
Noon
12:1512:15 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 14 h 03 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
05:135:13 AM to 29:125:12 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 | 10:3210:32 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 06:116:11 AM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Śūla | 10:5410:54 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 10:3210:32 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:12 05:125:12 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:543:54 AM | 05:135:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:543:54 AM | 04:344:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:144:14 AM | 05:135:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:135:13 AM | 08:028:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:028:02 AM | 10:5110:51 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:028:02 AM | 08:588:58 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:448:44 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1512:15 PM | 14:002:00 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:501:50 PM | 15:213:21 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:352:35 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:463:46 PM | 17:315:31 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:284:28 PM | 19:167:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:167:16 PM | 20:368:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:167:16 PM | 19:367:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:167:16 PM | 20:168:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0011:00 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1511:15 PM | 23:5511:55 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |