Monday 25 November 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 09:049:04 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:057:05 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:536:53 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:057:05 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
11:3811:38 AM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 30 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
06:536:53 AM to 30:546:54 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 | 07:057:05 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 09:329:32 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 20:218:21 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 07:057:05 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:54 06:546:54 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:574:57 AM | 06:536:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:574:57 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:536:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:536:53 AM | 08:478:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:048:04 AM | 09:159:15 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:478:47 AM | 10:4110:41 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2610:26 AM | 11:3811:38 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1911:19 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3512:35 PM | 14:292:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4912:49 PM | 14:002:00 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:131:13 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:271:27 PM | 15:013:01 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:511:51 PM | 14:292:29 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:292:29 PM | 16:234:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:234:23 PM | 18:196:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:234:23 PM | 16:524:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:234:23 PM | 17:505:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5110:51 PM | 24:2512:25 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |