Tuesday 17 December 1985 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 20:558:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:418:41 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī determinate
At sunrise
07:317:31 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:418:41 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:1412:14 PM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 27 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
07:317:31 AM to 31:317:31 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 | 20:418:41 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | past sunrise | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 28:04 04:044:04 AM Wed | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 08:418:41 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:31 07:317:31 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:345:34 AM | 07:317:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:345:34 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:036:03 AM | 07:317:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:317:31 AM | 09:249:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:249:24 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:249:24 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:529:52 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:251:25 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 15:043:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:491:49 PM | 14:262:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:362:36 PM | 15:473:47 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:512:51 PM | 16:304:30 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:043:04 PM | 16:574:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:574:57 PM | 18:546:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:574:57 PM | 17:265:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:574:57 PM | 18:256:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4710:47 PM | 23:4511:45 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 26:242:24 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |