Wednesday 6 September 1989 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 01:551:55 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:114:11 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:516:51 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:053:05 PM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
13:171:17 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 12 h 50 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
06:516:51 AM to 30:526:52 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 | 28:11 04:114:11 AM Thu | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 29:57 05:575:57 AM Thu | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 16:384:38 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 15:053:05 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:52 06:526:52 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:445:44 AM | 06:516:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:516:51 AM | 09:259:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:288:28 AM | 10:0410:04 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:259:25 AM | 11:1211:12 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:259:25 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4011:40 AM | 13:161:16 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:161:16 PM | 14:532:53 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:332:33 PM | 17:075:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:253:25 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:075:07 PM | 19:417:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:417:41 PM | 21:119:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:417:41 PM | 20:048:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:417:41 PM | 20:488:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:088:08 PM | 21:559:55 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 25:411:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |