Monday 17 August 1908 · Changsha, Hunan, China
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 20:158:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:316:31 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:595:59 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:177:17 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:3212:32 PM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 13 h 07 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
05:595:59 AM to 29:595:59 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 | 18:316:31 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 18:136:13 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 15:463:46 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 07:177:17 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:59 05:595:59 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:324:32 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:324:32 AM | 05:155:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:534:53 AM | 05:595:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:595:59 AM | 08:368:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:377:37 AM | 09:159:15 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:368:36 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5410:54 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:5112:51 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5812:58 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:511:51 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:102:10 PM | 15:493:49 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:232:23 PM | 15:553:55 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:432:43 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:363:36 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:284:28 PM | 19:057:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:057:05 PM | 20:338:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:057:05 PM | 19:277:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:057:05 PM | 20:118:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:443:44 AM+1 | 29:195:19 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |