Sunday 22 November 2009 · Brooklyn, New York, United States
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 22:0410:04 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:4712:47 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
06:516:51 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2511:25 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
11:4211:42 AM
The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 42 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
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06:516:51 AM to 30:526:52 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 | 24:47 00:4712:47 AM Mon | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | past sunrise | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 25:47 01:471:47 AM Mon | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 11:2511:25 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:52 06:526:52 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:574:57 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:574:57 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:516:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:516:51 AM | 08:478:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:478:47 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5010:50 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:5512:55 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:191:19 PM | 13:581:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:072:07 PM | 15:203:20 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:362:36 PM | 16:334:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:153:15 PM | 15:543:54 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:203:20 PM | 16:334:33 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:334:33 PM | 18:276:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:334:33 PM | 17:015:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:334:33 PM | 17:595:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:429:42 PM | 23:3111:31 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1811:18 PM | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |