Tuesday 4 November 2008 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 16:214:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:556:55 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
11:1111:11 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
11:3611:36 AM
The Sun 52° above S. Day length 11 h 15 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+1 AM
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 | 18:556:55 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 11:1111:11 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 14:352:35 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 18:556:55 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:59 05:595:59 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:174:17 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:174:17 AM | 05:085:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:424:42 AM | 05:595:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:595:59 AM | 08:148:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:148:14 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:148:14 AM | 08:598:59 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:478:47 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3611:36 AM | 13:001:00 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4412:44 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:291:29 PM | 14:142:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:252:25 PM | 15:493:49 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:592:59 PM | 17:135:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:135:13 PM | 18:566:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:135:13 PM | 17:395:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:135:13 PM | 18:306:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:078:07 PM | 21:549:54 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:2010:20 PM | 23:1111:11 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:0012:00+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |