Tuesday 18 September 1973 · Beijing, China
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 17:035:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:103:10 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:585:58 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:478:47 AM
Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.
Noon
12:0912:09 PM
The Sun 52° above S. Day length 12 h 21 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
05:585:58 AM to 29:595:59+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 | Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī | 15:103:10 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 08:478:47 AM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Vajra | 22:2510:25 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 15:103:10 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:59 05:595:59 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:254:25 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:254:25 AM | 05:115:11 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:484:48 AM | 05:585:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:585:58 AM | 08:268:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:306:30 AM | 08:018:01 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:268:26 AM | 10:5410:54 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:268:26 AM | 09:159:15 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:039:03 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0812:08 PM | 13:411:41 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:221:22 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:122:12 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:143:14 PM | 16:464:46 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:513:51 PM | 18:196:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:196:19 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:196:19 PM | 18:426:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:196:19 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5910:59 PM | 23:4511:45 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4511:45 PM | 24:3312:33+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:5911:59 PM | 25:301:30+1 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:324:32+1 AM | 30:036:03+1 AM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |