Friday 31 August 1900 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 23:4911:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:541:54+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:035:03 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:368:36 AM
Brahma gives way to Indra.
Noon
11:4511:45 AM
The Sun 52° above S. Day length 13 h 25 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
05:035:03 AM to 29:045:04+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 | Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī | 25:54 01:541:54 AM Sat | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 11:1511:15 AM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 08:368:36 AM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 12:5512:55 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:04 05:045:04 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:383:38 AM | 05:035:03 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:383:38 AM | 04:204:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:593:59 AM | 05:035:03 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:035:03 AM | 07:437:43 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:436:43 AM | 08:248:24 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:437:43 AM | 10:2410:24 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:437:43 AM | 08:378:37 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0410:04 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:591:59 PM | 14:532:53 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:063:06 PM | 16:474:47 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:463:46 PM | 18:276:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:255:25 PM | 19:117:11 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:276:27 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:276:27 PM | 18:496:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:276:27 PM | 19:317:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2211:22 PM | 24:1012:10+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:004:00+1 AM | 29:465:46+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |