Monday 11 November 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 10:2810:28 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:3612:36 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:366:36 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3612:36 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
11:3511:35 AM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 57 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
06:366:36 AM to 30:376:37 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 | 12:3612:36 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 29:38 05:385:38 AM Tue | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 17:245:24 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:3612:36 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:37 06:376:37 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:444:44 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:444:44 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:125:12 AM | 06:366:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:366:36 AM | 08:358:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:507:50 AM | 09:059:05 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:358:35 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2010:20 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1011:10 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1511:15 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0412:04 PM | 13:501:50 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3412:34 PM | 14:342:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4912:49 PM | 14:042:04 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:141:14 PM | 13:541:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:541:54 PM | 14:342:34 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:342:34 PM | 16:334:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:334:33 PM | 18:266:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:334:33 PM | 17:015:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:334:33 PM | 17:585:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:3610:36 PM | 24:2212:22 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1111:11 PM | 23:5911:59 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |