Thursday 5 September 1985 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 02:072:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:444:44 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:505:50 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:497:49 AM
Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 12 h 52 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
05:505:50 AM to 29:515:51 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 | 28:44 04:444:44 AM Fri | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 18:476:47 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 07:497:49 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 15:263:26 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:51 05:515:51 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:065:06 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:444:44 AM | 05:505:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:505:50 AM | 08:258:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:505:50 AM | 07:277:27 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:258:25 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:039:03 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0810:08 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:211:21 PM | 15:103:10 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:341:34 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:531:53 PM | 15:303:30 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:173:17 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:084:08 PM | 18:436:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:436:43 PM | 20:128:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:436:43 PM | 19:057:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:436:43 PM | 19:507:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |