Saturday 20 September 1947 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 20:158:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:229:22 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:116:11 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:438:43 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:1612:16 PM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 12 h 11 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
06:116:11 AM to 30:116:11 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 | 21:229:22 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 23:1811:18 PM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 10:3210:32 AM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 08:438:43 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:11 06:116:11 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:364:36 AM | 06:116:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:364:36 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:005:00 AM | 06:116:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:116:11 AM | 08:378:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:116:11 AM | 07:427:42 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:116:11 AM | 06:596:59 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:596:59 AM | 07:487:48 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:378:37 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:139:13 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0812:08 PM | 13:511:51 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:291:29 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:481:48 PM | 15:193:19 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:182:18 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:563:56 PM | 18:226:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:226:22 PM | 19:567:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:226:22 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:226:22 PM | 19:337:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5211:52 PM | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:275:27 AM+1 | 31:137:13 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |