Friday 30 April 1971 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 12:3512:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:4612:46 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 26 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:495:49 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:4612:46 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:4812:48 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 58 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
05:495:49 AM to 29:485:48+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 | 12:4612:46 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 22:2410:24 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 16:304:30 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 12:4612:46 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:48 05:485:48 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:294:29 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:294:29 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:494:49 AM | 05:495:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:495:49 AM | 08:378:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:347:34 AM | 09:199:19 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:378:37 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:378:37 AM | 09:339:33 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:509:50 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:0311:03 AM | 12:4812:48 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:161:16 PM | 14:122:12 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:122:12 PM | 17:005:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:083:08 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:184:18 PM | 18:026:02 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:005:00 PM | 19:477:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:477:47 PM | 21:079:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:477:47 PM | 20:078:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:477:47 PM | 20:478:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:537:53 PM | 21:349:34 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2412:24+1 AM | 25:121:12+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |