Wednesday 29 October 2014 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 01:181:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4111:41 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3112:31 PM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
11:3611:36 AM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 11 h 22 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
05:555:55 AM to 29:565:56 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 | 23:4111:41 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 28:00 04:004:00 AM Thu | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 18:536:53 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 12:3112:31 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:144:14 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:144:14 AM | 05:055:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:404:40 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:128:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:217:21 AM | 08:468:46 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:128:12 AM | 10:2810:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1110:11 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3611:36 AM | 13:021:02 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4412:44 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:301:30 PM | 14:152:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:112:11 PM | 15:433:43 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:013:01 PM | 17:175:17 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:175:17 PM | 18:586:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:175:17 PM | 17:435:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:175:17 PM | 18:336:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:2311:23 PM | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |