Monday 12 July 1948 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 11:1611:16 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:468:46 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:465:46 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:468:46 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:2812:28 PM
The Sun 90° above S. Day length 13 h 24 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
05:465:46 AM to 29:475:47 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 | Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī | 08:468:46 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 11:1911:19 AM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Parigha | 22:0410:04 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 08:468:46 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:47 05:475:47 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:434:43 AM | 05:465:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:465:46 AM | 08:278:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:277:27 AM | 09:079:07 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:278:27 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4810:48 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:481:48 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:092:09 PM | 15:493:49 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:422:42 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:363:36 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:294:29 PM | 19:107:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:107:10 PM | 20:358:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:107:10 PM | 19:317:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:107:10 PM | 20:148:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:197:19 PM | 20:508:50 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:284:28 AM+1 | 29:595:59 AM+1 | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |