Friday 5 December 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 04:214:21 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:482:48+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī determinate
At sunrise
06:396:39 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:397:39 AM
Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.
Noon
12:3112:31 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 44 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
06:396:39 AM to 30:406:40+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 | 26:48 02:482:48 AM Sat | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 11:5511:55 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 07:397:39 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 15:363:36 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:40 06:406:40 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:015:01 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:015:01 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:396:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:396:39 AM | 09:009:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:078:07 AM | 09:359:35 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:009:00 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:009:00 AM | 09:479:47 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:0311:03 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:421:42 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:282:28 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:273:27 PM | 16:554:55 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:453:45 PM | 17:185:18 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:024:02 PM | 18:236:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:236:23 PM | 20:018:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:236:23 PM | 18:486:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:236:23 PM | 19:377:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0712:07+1 AM | 24:5512:55+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5912:59+1 AM | 26:312:31+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |