Wednesday 8 August 2012 · Daegu, South Korea
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 10:4510:45 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:2812:28 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 21 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
05:395:39 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2812:28 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:3112:31 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 13 h 44 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
05:395:39 AM to 29:405:40 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 | 12:2812:28 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | past sunrise | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Śūla | 20:018:01 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:2812:28 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:40 05:405:40 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:174:17 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:174:17 AM | 04:584:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:374:37 AM | 05:395:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:395:39 AM | 08:248:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:227:22 AM | 09:059:05 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:248:24 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4810:48 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5812:58 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3112:31 PM | 14:142:14 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:531:53 PM | 16:384:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:482:48 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:384:38 PM | 19:237:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:237:23 PM | 20:458:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:237:23 PM | 19:447:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:237:23 PM | 20:258:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1611:16 PM | 25:031:03 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:492:49 AM+1 | 28:364:36 AM+1 | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |