Saturday 20 August 2011 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 12:1312:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:402:40 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:365:36 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:196:19 AM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
12:2212:22 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 31 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
05:365:36 AM to 29:375:37 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 | 14:402:40 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 11:3011:30 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 06:196:19 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 14:402:40 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:37 05:375:37 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:124:12 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:124:12 AM | 04:544:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:334:33 AM | 05:365:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:365:36 AM | 08:188:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:365:36 AM | 07:177:17 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:365:36 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:306:30 AM | 07:247:24 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:007:00 AM | 08:488:48 AM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:188:18 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:598:59 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4812:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:421:42 PM | 16:254:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:032:03 PM | 15:443:44 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:372:37 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:254:25 PM | 19:077:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:077:07 PM | 20:318:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:077:07 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:077:07 PM | 20:108:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1510:15 PM | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |