Thursday 28 October 1976 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 21:059:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:207:20 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:416:41 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:088:08 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 38° above S. Day length 10 h 42 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
06:416:41 AM to 30:426:42 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 | 19:207:20 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 24:39 00:3912:39 AM Fri | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 16:124:12 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 08:088:08 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:42 06:426:42 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:554:55 AM | 06:416:41 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:554:55 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:215:21 AM | 06:416:41 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:416:41 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:416:41 AM | 08:018:01 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:219:21 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1510:15 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4810:48 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:061:06 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:221:22 PM | 14:422:42 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:491:49 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:312:31 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:143:14 PM | 17:225:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:225:22 PM | 19:097:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:225:22 PM | 17:495:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:225:22 PM | 18:426:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:028:02 PM | 21:359:35 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |