Wednesday 22 April 2026 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 03:503:50 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:201:20 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:335:33 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3811:38 AM
Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 28 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
05:335:33 AM to 29:315:31 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 | 25:20 01:201:20 AM Thu | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 24:43 00:4312:43 AM Thu | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 11:3811:38 AM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 14:322:32 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:31 05:315:31 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:084:08 AM | 05:335:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:084:08 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:304:30 AM | 05:335:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:335:33 AM | 08:148:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:147:14 AM | 08:558:55 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:148:14 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1610:16 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3610:36 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:581:58 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:322:32 PM | 15:263:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:273:27 PM | 16:564:56 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:204:20 PM | 19:017:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:017:01 PM | 20:258:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:017:01 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:017:01 PM | 20:048:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5211:52 PM | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |