Friday 10 August 2001 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 23:1711:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:4512:45+1 AM.
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
12:0512:05 PM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:4612:46 PM
The Sun 81° above N. Day length 12 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
06:356:35 AM to 30:356:35+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 | 24:45 00:4512:45 AM Sat | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Revatī | 12:2712:27 PM | Aśvinī |
| Yoga | Śūla | 23:3711:37 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 12:0512:05 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:35 06:356:35 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:025:02 AM | 06:356:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:025:02 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:356:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:356:35 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:088:08 AM | 09:409:40 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:039:03 AM | 09:539:53 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:499:49 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:111:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:101:10 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:111:11 PM | 14:002:00 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:002:00 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:502:50 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:513:51 PM | 17:245:24 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:294:29 PM | 18:576:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:576:57 PM | 20:308:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:576:57 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:576:57 PM | 20:078:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2212:22+1 AM | 25:101:10+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:326:32+1 AM | 32:158:15+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |