Sunday 30 August 1987 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 02:422:42 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:232:23 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:456:45 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:372:37 PM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
13:191:19 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 13 h 08 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
06:456:45 AM to 30:466:46 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 | 26:23 02:232:23 AM Mon | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 17:055:05 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 18:046:04 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 14:372:37 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:46 06:466:46 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:185:18 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:185:18 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:405:40 AM | 06:456:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:456:45 AM | 09:229:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:038:03 AM | 09:429:42 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:229:22 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:191:19 PM | 14:572:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:372:37 PM | 17:155:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:303:30 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:364:36 PM | 18:146:14 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:155:15 PM | 19:537:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 18:086:08 PM | 19:007:00 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:146:14 PM | 19:537:53 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:537:53 PM | 21:209:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:537:53 PM | 20:158:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:537:53 PM | 20:588:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4110:41 PM | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 25:431:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |