Monday 21 August 2000 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 15:143:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:382:38 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:356:35 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:328:32 AM
Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.
Noon
12:4412:44 PM
The Sun 85° above N. Day length 12 h 18 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
06:356:35 AM to 30:346:34+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 | Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī | 14:382:38 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 08:328:32 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 23:1911:19 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 14:382:38 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:34 06:346:34 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:015:01 AM | 06:356:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:015:01 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:245:24 AM | 06:356:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:356:35 AM | 09:029:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:078:07 AM | 09:399:39 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:029:02 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1111:11 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:081:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:081:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:081:08 PM | 13:571:57 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:571:57 PM | 16:254:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:162:16 PM | 15:483:48 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:472:47 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:363:36 PM | 16:254:25 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:254:25 PM | 18:536:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:036:03 PM | 19:387:38 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:536:53 PM | 20:268:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:536:53 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:536:53 PM | 20:038:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2012:20+1 AM | 25:081:08+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:343:34+1 AM | 29:095:09+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |