Tuesday 18 May 1926 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 08:048:04 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:0910:09 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:044:04 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0910:09 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
11:3611:36 AM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 15 h 05 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
04:044:04 AM to 28:034:03 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 | 10:0910:09 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 12:2212:22 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 24:14 00:1412:14 AM Wed | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 10:0910:09 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 28:03 04:034:03 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 02:532:53 AM | 04:044:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 02:532:53 AM | 03:283:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:113:11 AM | 04:044:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:044:04 AM | 07:057:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 05:155:15 AM | 07:027:02 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:057:05 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:057:05 AM | 08:058:05 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:507:50 AM | 09:449:44 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0611:06 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3711:37 AM | 13:301:30 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:071:07 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:072:07 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:233:23 PM | 17:165:16 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:084:08 PM | 19:097:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:097:09 PM | 20:208:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:097:09 PM | 19:277:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:097:09 PM | 20:028:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4310:43 PM | 23:1811:18 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:462:46 AM+1 | 28:334:33 AM+1 | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |