Wednesday 19 December 1917 · Bucharest, Romania
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 01:241:24 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:0711:07 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
07:327:32 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1512:15 PM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
11:5711:57 AM
The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 50 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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07:327:32 AM to 31:327:32 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 | 23:0711:07 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 28:39 04:394:39 AM Thu | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 20:518:51 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 12:1512:15 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:32 07:327:32 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:305:30 AM | 07:327:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:305:30 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:016:01 AM | 07:327:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:327:32 AM | 09:189:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:388:38 AM | 09:449:44 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:189:18 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:5010:50 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:5711:57 AM | 13:031:03 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5012:50 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5712:57 PM | 14:262:26 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:251:25 PM | 14:002:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:352:35 PM | 16:214:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:214:21 PM | 18:236:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:214:21 PM | 16:524:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:214:21 PM | 17:525:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:559:55 PM | 23:2511:25 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3311:33 PM | 24:2112:21 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |