Tuesday 21 October 1997 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 23:5211:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:3611:36 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:336:33 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3910:39 AM
Parigha gives way to Śiva.
Noon
12:0312:03 PM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 10 h 58 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
06:336:33 AM to 30:346:34 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 | 23:3611:36 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 30:14 06:146:14 AM Wed | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Parigha | 10:3910:39 AM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 11:3711:37 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:34 06:346:34 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:494:49 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:494:49 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:336:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:336:33 AM | 08:458:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:458:45 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:458:45 AM | 09:299:29 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:189:18 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0312:03 PM | 13:251:25 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:081:08 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:521:52 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:152:15 PM | 15:533:53 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:472:47 PM | 16:094:09 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:203:20 PM | 17:325:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:325:32 PM | 19:167:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:325:32 PM | 17:585:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:325:32 PM | 18:506:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:597:59 PM | 21:389:38 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4510:45 PM | 23:3711:37 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |