Monday 23 October 2028 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 23:2511:25 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:2311:23 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:366:36 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1711:17 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 10 h 52 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
06:366:36 AM to 30:376:37 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 | Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī | 23:2311:23 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 13:471:47 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 14:462:46 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 11:1711:17 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:37 06:376:37 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:514:51 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:514:51 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:175:17 AM | 06:366:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:366:36 AM | 08:478:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:187:18 AM | 08:558:55 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:587:58 AM | 09:199:19 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:478:47 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4110:41 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1012:10 PM | 13:471:47 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:071:07 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:241:24 PM | 14:452:45 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:511:51 PM | 14:342:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:342:34 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:183:18 PM | 17:285:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:285:28 PM | 19:137:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:285:28 PM | 17:555:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:285:28 PM | 18:476:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4911:49 PM | 25:291:29 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |