Tuesday 18 August 2026 · Bucharest, Romania
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 14:312:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:213:21 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:226:22 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:213:21 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
13:191:19 PM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 13 h 54 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
06:226:22 AM to 30:236:23 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 | 15:213:21 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 28:17 04:174:17 AM Wed | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 24:53 00:5312:53 AM Wed | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 15:213:21 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:23 06:236:23 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:025:02 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:025:02 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:225:22 AM | 06:226:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:226:22 AM | 09:099:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:308:30 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:099:09 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:099:09 AM | 10:0410:04 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:519:51 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:191:19 PM | 15:033:03 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:422:42 PM | 17:295:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:383:38 PM | 16:344:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:484:48 PM | 18:326:32 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:295:29 PM | 20:168:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:496:49 PM | 20:338:33 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:168:16 PM | 21:379:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:168:16 PM | 20:368:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:168:16 PM | 21:179:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1912:19 AM+1 | 24:5912:59 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 25:441:44 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |