Saturday 8 December 1956 · Bucharest, Romania
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 19:527:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:2510:25 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
07:397:39 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:099:09 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:0812:08 PM
The Sun 23° above S. Day length 8 h 56 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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07:397:39 AM to 31:407:40 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 | 22:2510:25 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 24:48 00:4812:48 AM Sun | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 11:5411:54 AM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 09:099:09 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:40 07:407:40 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:395:39 AM | 07:397:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:395:39 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:096:09 AM | 07:397:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:397:39 AM | 09:279:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:397:39 AM | 08:468:46 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:397:39 AM | 08:158:15 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:158:15 AM | 08:518:51 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:279:27 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:539:53 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 14:482:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:061:06 PM | 14:542:54 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:151:15 PM | 14:222:22 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:371:37 PM | 14:132:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:482:48 PM | 16:364:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:364:36 PM | 18:366:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:364:36 PM | 17:065:06 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:364:36 PM | 18:066:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4411:44 PM | 24:3212:32 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |