Monday 26 August 2013 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 23:4711:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:3512:35+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:046:04 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:388:38 AM
Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.
Noon
12:1212:12 PM
The Sun 87° above N. Day length 12 h 16 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
06:046:04 AM to 30:046:04+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 | 24:35 00:3512:35 AM Tue | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 08:388:38 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 16:184:18 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 12:0512:05 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:04 06:046:04 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:304:30 AM | 06:046:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:304:30 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:544:54 AM | 06:046:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:046:04 AM | 08:318:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:367:36 AM | 09:089:08 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:318:31 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:261:26 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:441:44 PM | 15:163:16 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:152:15 PM | 15:043:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:043:04 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:533:53 PM | 18:216:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:216:21 PM | 19:547:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:216:21 PM | 18:446:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:216:21 PM | 19:317:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:556:55 PM | 20:388:38 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:125:12+1 AM | 30:556:55+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |