Tuesday 13 August 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 04:174:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:555:55 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:575:57 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:399:39 AM
Revatī gives way to Aśvinī.
Noon
12:5512:55 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 56 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
05:575:57 AM to 29:585:58 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 | 29:55 05:555:55 AM Wed | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Revatī | 09:399:39 AM | Aśvinī |
| Yoga | Śūla | 14:162:16 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 17:025:02 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:58 05:585:58 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:574:57 AM | 05:575:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:575:57 AM | 08:448:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:057:05 AM | 08:488:48 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:448:44 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:448:44 AM | 09:409:40 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:269:26 AM | 11:1011:10 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2712:27 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:191:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5512:55 PM | 14:392:39 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:192:19 PM | 17:065:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:143:14 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:244:24 PM | 18:086:08 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:065:06 PM | 19:537:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:537:53 PM | 21:149:14 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:537:53 PM | 20:138:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:537:53 PM | 20:538:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 25:191:19 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:064:06 AM+1 | 29:515:51 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |