Friday 14 August 1987 · Bucharest, Romania
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 23:4211:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:0011:00 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:176:17 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0710:07 AM
Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.
Noon
13:201:20 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 14 h 06 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
06:176:17 AM to 30:186:18+1 AM
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 | 23:0011:00 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 29:29 05:295:29 AM Sat | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Śūla | 10:0710:07 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 11:1511:15 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:18 06:186:18 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:584:58 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:584:58 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:185:18 AM | 06:176:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:176:17 AM | 09:069:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:038:03 AM | 09:489:48 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:069:06 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:069:06 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3411:34 AM | 13:201:20 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:481:48 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:452:45 PM | 17:345:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:413:41 PM | 16:374:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:524:52 PM | 18:376:37 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:345:34 PM | 20:238:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:238:23 PM | 21:429:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:238:23 PM | 20:438:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:238:23 PM | 21:239:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1310:13 PM | 23:5011:50 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5712:57+1 AM | 25:451:45+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:261:26+1 AM | 27:033:03+1 AM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |