Thursday 12 December 1991 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 00:2212:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:492:49 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī determinate
At sunrise
07:277:27 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:391:39 PM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:1212:12 PM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 29 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
07:277:27 AM to 31:287:28 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 | 26:49 02:492:49 AM Fri | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 23:0911:09 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 29:54 05:545:54 AM Fri | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 13:391:39 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:28 07:287:28 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:315:31 AM | 07:277:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:315:31 AM | 06:296:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:006:00 AM | 07:277:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:277:27 AM | 09:219:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:277:27 AM | 08:388:38 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:219:21 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:499:49 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3710:37 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:2911:29 AM | 13:171:17 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:081:08 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:231:23 PM | 14:342:34 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:461:46 PM | 14:242:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:242:24 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:023:02 PM | 16:564:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:564:56 PM | 18:526:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:564:56 PM | 17:255:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:564:56 PM | 18:236:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 31:067:06 AM+1 | 32:528:52 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |