Monday 18 December 2023 · Daegu, South Korea
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 21:049:04 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:446:44 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī determinate
At sunrise
07:307:30 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:537:53 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:2212:22 PM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 43 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
07:307:30 AM to 31:317:31+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 | Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī | 18:446:44 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 28:52 04:524:52 AM Tue | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 25:01 01:011:01 AM Tue | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 07:537:53 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:31 07:317:31 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:365:36 AM | 07:307:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:365:36 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:046:04 AM | 07:307:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:307:30 AM | 09:279:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:438:43 AM | 09:569:56 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:279:27 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0911:09 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:4112:41 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:091:09 PM | 14:382:38 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:201:20 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:351:35 PM | 14:482:48 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:591:59 PM | 14:382:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:382:38 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:173:17 PM | 17:145:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:145:14 PM | 19:087:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:145:14 PM | 17:425:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:145:14 PM | 18:396:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0810:08 PM | 23:3711:37 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |