Wednesday 16 November 1977 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 22:3110:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:118:11 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:027:02 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:179:17 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:0312:03 PM
The Sun 32° above S. Day length 10 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
07:027:02 AM to 31:037:03 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 | 20:118:11 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 15:593:59 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 20:468:46 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 09:179:17 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:03 07:037:03 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:105:10 AM | 07:027:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:105:10 AM | 06:066:06 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:385:38 AM | 07:027:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:027:02 AM | 09:029:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:178:17 AM | 09:329:32 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:029:02 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0210:02 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4710:47 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0312:03 PM | 13:181:18 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 15:033:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:431:43 PM | 14:232:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:033:03 PM | 17:045:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:045:04 PM | 18:566:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:045:04 PM | 17:325:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:045:04 PM | 18:286:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:477:47 PM | 21:199:19 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:564:56 AM+1 | 30:286:28 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |