Saturday 15 December 1973 · Beijing, China
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 17:165:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:103:10 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:297:29 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:103:10 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:0912:09 PM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 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
07:297:29 AM to 31:307:30+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 | Maghā | 18:016:01 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 18:216:21 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 15:103:10 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:30 07:307:30 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:325:32 AM | 07:297:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:325:32 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:016:01 AM | 07:297:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:297:29 AM | 09:219:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:297:29 AM | 08:398:39 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:297:29 AM | 08:068:06 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:068:06 AM | 08:448:44 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:219:21 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:499:49 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:191:19 PM | 14:302:30 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:431:43 PM | 14:202:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:582:58 PM | 16:504:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:453:45 PM | 17:165:16 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:504:50 PM | 18:476:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:504:50 PM | 17:195:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:504:50 PM | 18:186:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4611:46 PM | 24:3412:34+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:471:47+1 AM | 27:203:20+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |