Tuesday 12 November 1991 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 03:313:31 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:146:14 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:576:57 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:524:52 PM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 11 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
06:576:57 AM to 30:586:58 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 | 30:14 06:146:14 AM Wed | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | past sunrise | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Śūla | 21:409:40 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 16:524:52 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:58 06:586:58 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:576:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:345:34 AM | 06:576:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:576:57 AM | 08:598:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:598:59 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:598:59 AM | 09:409:40 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:299:29 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0212:02 PM | 13:181:18 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:441:44 PM | 14:252:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:352:35 PM | 15:513:51 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:053:05 PM | 17:075:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:383:38 PM | 17:265:26 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:075:07 PM | 18:586:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:075:07 PM | 17:355:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:075:07 PM | 18:306:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4010:40 PM | 23:3511:35 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:292:29 AM+1 | 28:184:18 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |