Friday 23 November 1990 · Bucharest, Romania
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 23:4711:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:391:39 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
07:227:22 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:4712:47 PM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 25° above S. Day length 9 h 20 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
07:227:22 AM to 31:237:23 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 | 25:39 01:391:39 AM Sat | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | past sunrise | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 24:21 00:2112:21 AM Sat | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 12:4712:47 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:23 07:237:23 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:255:25 AM | 07:227:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:255:25 AM | 06:236:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:545:54 AM | 07:227:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:227:22 AM | 09:149:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:328:32 AM | 09:429:42 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:149:14 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:149:14 AM | 09:519:51 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:5210:52 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5510:55 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2012:20 PM | 12:5812:58 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5812:58 PM | 14:502:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:351:35 PM | 14:122:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:222:22 PM | 15:323:32 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:502:50 PM | 16:424:42 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:424:42 PM | 18:396:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:424:42 PM | 17:115:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:424:42 PM | 18:106:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:249:24 PM | 23:0811:08 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |