Friday 24 August 1917 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 13:161:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:282:28 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:484:48 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:282:28 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
11:4211:42 AM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 13 h 47 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
04:484:48 AM to 28:504:50 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 | Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī | 14:282:28 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 14:522:52 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 24:39 00:3912:39 AM Sat | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 14:282:28 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 28:50 04:504:50 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:273:27 AM | 04:484:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:273:27 AM | 04:084:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:473:47 AM | 04:484:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:484:48 AM | 07:347:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 05:245:24 AM | 07:077:07 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:326:32 AM | 08:158:15 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:347:34 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:347:34 AM | 08:298:29 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:599:59 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1012:10 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:093:09 PM | 16:524:52 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:503:50 PM | 18:366:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:366:36 PM | 19:587:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:366:36 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:366:36 PM | 19:377:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:458:45 PM | 22:2610:26 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1911:19 PM | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |