Tuesday 15 August 1972 · Beijing, China
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 15:363:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:385:38 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:265:26 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:378:37 AM
Citrā gives way to Svātī.
Noon
12:1912:19 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 45 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
05:265:26 AM to 29:275:27 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 | 17:385:38 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 08:378:37 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Śubha | 10:5010:50 AM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 17:385:38 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:27 05:275:27 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:044:04 AM | 05:265:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:044:04 AM | 04:454:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:254:25 AM | 05:265:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:265:26 AM | 08:118:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:118:11 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:118:11 AM | 09:069:06 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:528:52 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1912:19 PM | 14:022:02 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:411:41 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:362:36 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:522:52 PM | 16:394:39 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:453:45 PM | 17:285:28 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:264:26 PM | 19:117:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:117:11 PM | 20:338:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:117:11 PM | 19:327:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:117:11 PM | 20:138:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1711:17 PM | 23:5811:58 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:361:36 AM+1 | 27:233:23 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |