Monday 27 August 1956 · Bucharest, Romania
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 19:467:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:337:33 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:325:32 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:366:36 AM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 13 h 29 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
05:325:32 AM to 29:345:34 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 | Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī | 19:337:33 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 25:56 01:561:56 AM Tue | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 06:366:36 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 07:437:43 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:34 05:345:34 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:084:08 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:084:08 AM | 04:504:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:294:29 AM | 05:325:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:325:32 AM | 08:148:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:137:13 AM | 08:548:54 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:148:14 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3610:36 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:2011:20 AM | 12:5712:57 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:371:37 PM | 16:194:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:581:58 PM | 15:393:39 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:312:31 PM | 15:253:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:253:25 PM | 16:194:19 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:194:19 PM | 19:017:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:017:01 PM | 20:258:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:017:01 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:017:01 PM | 20:048:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:049:04 PM | 22:4210:42 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |