Saturday 20 August 2011 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 09:439:43 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:1012:10 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 20 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
06:056:05 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:009:00 AM
Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.
Noon
12:1412:14 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
06:056:05 AM to 30:056:05 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 | Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī | 12:1012:10 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 09:009:00 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 28:43 04:434:43 AM Sun | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:1012:10 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:05 06:056:05 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:314:31 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:314:31 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:554:55 AM | 06:056:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:056:05 AM | 08:328:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:056:05 AM | 07:377:37 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:056:05 AM | 06:546:54 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:546:54 AM | 07:437:43 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:328:32 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:099:09 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:281:28 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:461:46 PM | 15:193:19 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:172:17 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:563:56 PM | 18:236:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:236:23 PM | 19:577:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:236:23 PM | 18:476:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:236:23 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:457:45 PM | 21:329:32 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |