Thursday 23 May 1996 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 04:324:32 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:576:57 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī (Jyaiṣṭha) determinate
At sunrise
05:005:00 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:455:45 PM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:1512:15 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 14 h 30 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
05:005:00 AM to 28:594:59 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 | past sunrise | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 21:409:40 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 23:4511:45 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 17:455:45 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 28:59 04:594:59 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:443:44 AM | 05:005:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:443:44 AM | 04:224:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:034:03 AM | 05:005:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:005:00 AM | 07:547:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:005:00 AM | 06:496:49 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:547:54 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:388:38 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:509:50 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:421:42 PM | 16:364:36 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:042:04 PM | 15:533:53 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:282:28 PM | 16:164:16 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:402:40 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:383:38 PM | 16:364:36 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:364:36 PM | 19:307:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:307:30 PM | 20:468:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:307:30 PM | 19:497:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:307:30 PM | 20:278:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5111:51 PM | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |