Monday 18 August 2003 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 12:4912:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:013:01 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
13:201:20 PM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
12:4512:45 PM
The Sun 84° above N. Day length 12 h 19 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 | 15:013:01 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 15:273:27 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 13:201:20 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 15:013:01 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:35 06:356:35 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 | 05:255:25 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 |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:257:25 AM | 09:139:13 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:078:07 AM | 09:409:40 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0011:00 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:091:09 PM | 13:581:58 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:581:58 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:172:17 PM | 15:493:49 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:482:48 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:373:37 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:264:26 PM | 18:546:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:546:54 PM | 20:288:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:546:54 PM | 19:187:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:546:54 PM | 20:048:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2112:21+1 AM | 25:091:09+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:172:17+1 AM | 28:054:05+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |