Saturday 10 December 1983 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 02:532:53 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:245:24 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
07:257:25 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:392:39 PM
Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.
Noon
12:1112:11 PM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 30 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
07:257:25 AM to 31:267:26 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 | 29:24 05:245:24 AM Sun | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 29:29 05:295:29 AM Sun | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 14:392:39 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 16:074:07 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:26 07:267:26 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:295:29 AM | 07:257:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:295:29 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:585:58 AM | 07:257:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:257:25 AM | 09:199:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:257:25 AM | 08:378:37 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:257:25 AM | 08:038:03 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:038:03 AM | 08:418:41 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:199:19 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:489:48 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:081:08 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:221:22 PM | 14:332:33 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:461:46 PM | 14:242:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:023:02 PM | 16:564:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:564:56 PM | 18:526:52 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 | 18:236:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:495:49 PM | 19:367:36 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4711:47 PM | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |