Monday 18 August 2003 · Changchun, Jilin, China
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 14:492:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:015:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:454:45 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:203:20 PM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
11:4311:43 AM
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
04:454:45 AM to 28:474:47 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 | Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī | 17:015:01 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 17:275:27 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 15:203:20 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 17:015:01 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 28:47 04:474:47 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:253:25 AM | 04:454:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:253:25 AM | 04:054:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:453:45 AM | 04:454:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:454:45 AM | 07:327:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:306:30 AM | 08:148:14 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:327:32 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:259:25 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:589:58 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1012:10 PM | 13:061:06 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:001:00 PM | 14:472:47 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:061:06 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:271:27 PM | 15:113:11 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:012:01 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:572:57 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:523:52 PM | 18:396:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:396:39 PM | 20:008:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:396:39 PM | 18:596:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:396:39 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1911:19 PM | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:174:17 AM+1 | 30:056:05 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |