Tuesday 22 August 1989 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 21:349:34 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:576:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:386:38 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:138:13 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
13:211:21 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 26 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
06:386:38 AM to 30:396:39 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 | 18:576:57 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 11:5311:53 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 24:30 00:3012:30 AM Wed | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 08:138:13 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:39 06:396:39 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:135:13 AM | 06:386:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:135:13 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:355:35 AM | 06:386:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:386:38 AM | 09:199:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:128:12 AM | 09:409:40 AM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:199:19 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:199:19 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:599:59 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:211:21 PM | 15:013:01 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:412:41 PM | 17:225:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:353:35 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:424:42 PM | 18:236:23 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:225:22 PM | 20:048:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:048:04 PM | 21:289:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:048:04 PM | 20:258:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:048:04 PM | 21:079:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:508:50 PM | 22:1910:19 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | 25:001:00 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 25:451:45 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:475:47 AM+1 | 31:177:17 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |