Friday 27 August 1971 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 05:165:16 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:287:28 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:116:11 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:287:28 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:5212:52 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 13 h 22 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
06:116:11 AM to 30:126:12 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 | 07:287:28 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 29:40 05:405:40 AM Sat | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 09:289:28 AM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 07:287:28 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:12 06:126:12 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:464:46 AM | 06:116:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:464:46 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:075:07 AM | 06:116:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:116:11 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:517:51 AM | 09:319:31 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:518:51 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:518:51 AM | 09:459:45 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:249:24 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:191:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:191:19 PM | 14:122:12 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:122:12 PM | 16:524:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:053:05 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:124:12 PM | 17:535:53 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:524:52 PM | 19:337:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:337:33 PM | 20:588:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:337:33 PM | 19:547:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:337:33 PM | 20:378:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:587:58 PM | 21:449:44 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 25:161:16 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |