Monday 20 August 1973 · Daegu, South Korea
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 11:0311:03 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:509:50 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:485:48 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:156:15 AM
Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.
Noon
12:2912:29 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 13 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
05:485:48 AM to 29:495:49 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 | 09:509:50 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 06:156:15 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 22:4510:45 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:509:50 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:49 05:495:49 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:055:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:444:44 AM | 05:485:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:485:48 AM | 08:288:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:287:28 AM | 09:089:08 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:288:28 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4910:49 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:491:49 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:491:49 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:092:09 PM | 15:493:49 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:422:42 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:333:33 PM | 17:065:06 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:363:36 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:294:29 PM | 19:107:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:107:10 PM | 20:358:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:107:10 PM | 19:317:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:107:10 PM | 20:148:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 26:242:24 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |