Sunday 27 August 2017 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 21:489:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:1211:12 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:345:34 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2510:25 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
11:5411:54 AM
The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 40 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
05:345:34 AM to 29:345:34+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 | 23:1211:12 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 18:156:15 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 23:4411:44 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:2510:25 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:34 05:345:34 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:044:04 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:044:04 AM | 04:494:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:264:26 AM | 05:345:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:345:34 AM | 08:068:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:068:06 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:458:45 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5411:54 AM | 13:291:29 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:101:10 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:012:01 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:043:04 PM | 16:394:39 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:423:42 PM | 18:146:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:334:33 PM | 17:235:23 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:394:39 PM | 18:146:14 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:146:14 PM | 19:457:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:146:14 PM | 18:376:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:146:14 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3011:30 PM | 24:1812:18+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2412:24+1 AM | 26:102:10+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |