Monday 28 October 1957 · Bucharest, Romania
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 22:2010:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:4710:47 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:476:47 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2810:28 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
11:5911:59 AM
The Sun 32° above S. Day length 10 h 24 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
06:476:47 AM to 30:496:49 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 | 22:4710:47 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 28:04 04:044:04 AM Tue | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 18:266:26 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:2810:28 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:49 06:496:49 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:594:59 AM | 06:476:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:594:59 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:476:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:476:47 AM | 08:528:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:058:05 AM | 09:239:23 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:528:52 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4110:41 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5712:57 PM | 14:382:38 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:021:02 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:171:17 PM | 14:352:35 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:431:43 PM | 14:252:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:252:25 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:063:06 PM | 17:115:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:115:11 PM | 19:007:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:115:11 PM | 17:385:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:115:11 PM | 18:336:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0211:02 PM | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |