Monday 15 August 1949 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 11:3711:37 AM yesterday, and holds until 14:112:11 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:006:00 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:112:11 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:2712:27 PM
The Sun 82° above S. Day length 12 h 55 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
06:006:00 AM to 30:006:00 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 | 14:112:11 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 18:576:57 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 20:308:30 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 14:112:11 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:00 06:006:00 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:314:31 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:314:31 AM | 05:155:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:534:53 AM | 06:006:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:006:00 AM | 08:358:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:377:37 AM | 09:139:13 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:358:35 AM | 11:1011:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5010:50 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5010:50 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:441:44 PM | 16:194:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:042:04 PM | 15:413:41 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:262:26 PM | 16:154:15 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:362:36 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:283:28 PM | 16:194:19 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:194:19 PM | 18:546:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:546:54 PM | 20:238:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:546:54 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:546:54 PM | 20:018:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:405:40 AM+1 | 31:287:28 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |