Monday 25 October 1971 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 12:1912:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:011:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:147:14 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:011:01 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:3512:35 PM
The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 40 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
07:147:14 AM to 31:157:15 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 | 13:011:01 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 25:04 01:041:04 AM Tue | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 21:349:34 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 13:011:01 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:15 07:157:15 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:285:28 AM | 07:147:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:285:28 AM | 06:216:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:545:54 AM | 07:147:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:147:14 AM | 09:229:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:348:34 AM | 09:549:54 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:229:22 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0410:04 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1012:10 PM | 12:5812:58 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1312:13 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:551:55 PM | 15:153:15 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:212:21 PM | 15:043:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:043:04 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:473:47 PM | 17:555:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:555:55 PM | 19:417:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:555:55 PM | 18:216:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:555:55 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:048:04 PM | 21:449:44 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1112:11 AM+1 | 24:5912:59 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |