Wednesday 6 June 1973 · Beijing, China
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 20:258:25 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:376:37 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī (Jyaiṣṭha) determinate
At sunrise
04:474:47 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:267:26 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:1312:13 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 14 h 53 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
04:474:47 AM to 28:464:46+1 AM
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 | 18:376:37 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 11:3011:30 AM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 13:591:59 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 07:267:26 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 28:46 04:464:46 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:343:34 AM | 04:474:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:343:34 AM | 04:104:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:523:52 AM | 04:474:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:474:47 AM | 07:457:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:386:38 AM | 08:308:30 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:457:45 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:599:59 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2110:21 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1312:13 PM | 14:052:05 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:421:42 PM | 16:414:41 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:422:42 PM | 15:413:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:414:41 PM | 19:397:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:397:39 PM | 20:528:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:397:39 PM | 19:587:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:397:39 PM | 20:348:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:4712:47+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4911:49 PM | 24:3712:37+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |