Sunday 12 September 2021 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 22:0810:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:517:51 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:575:57 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:598:59 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:1412:14 PM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 12 h 34 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
05:575:57 AM to 29:585:58 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 | 19:517:51 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 12:2012:20 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 14:132:13 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 08:598:59 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:58 05:585:58 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:115:11 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:494:49 AM | 05:575:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:575:57 AM | 08:288:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:288:28 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:481:48 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:301:30 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:202:20 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:233:23 PM | 16:574:57 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:004:00 PM | 18:316:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:064:06 PM | 17:365:36 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:514:51 PM | 17:415:41 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:574:57 PM | 18:316:31 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:316:31 PM | 20:038:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:316:31 PM | 18:546:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:316:31 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5111:51 PM | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:071:07 AM+1 | 26:372:37 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |