Monday 9 March 2026 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 23:4211:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:581:58 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:406:40 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0610:06 AM
Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.
Noon
12:2912:29 PM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 h 39 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
06:406:40 AM to 30:386:38 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 | 25:58 01:581:58 AM Tue | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 18:426:42 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 10:0610:06 AM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 12:4712:47 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:38 06:386:38 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:015:01 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:015:01 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:406:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:406:40 AM | 08:598:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:078:07 AM | 09:349:34 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:558:55 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:598:59 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0211:02 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:561:56 PM | 15:243:24 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:123:12 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:593:59 PM | 18:186:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:186:18 PM | 19:577:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:186:18 PM | 18:436:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:186:18 PM | 19:327:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1111:11 PM | 24:5812:58 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |