Saturday 17 September 1988 · Bucharest, Romania
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 17:525:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:326:32 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:576:57 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:304:30 PM
Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.
Noon
13:101:10 PM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 12 h 25 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
06:576:57 AM to 30:586:58 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 | 18:326:32 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 24:55 00:5512:55 AM Sun | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 16:304:30 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 18:326:32 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:58 06:586:58 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:255:25 AM | 06:576:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:255:25 AM | 06:116:11 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:485:48 AM | 06:576:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:576:57 AM | 09:269:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:576:57 AM | 08:308:30 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:576:57 AM | 07:477:47 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:477:47 AM | 08:368:36 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:269:26 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0310:03 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:012:01 PM | 15:423:42 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:242:24 PM | 16:534:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:432:43 PM | 16:164:16 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:143:14 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:534:53 PM | 19:227:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:227:22 PM | 20:558:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:227:22 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:227:22 PM | 20:328:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 25:341:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:386:38 AM+1 | 32:168:16 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |