Tuesday 5 November 1940 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 17:005:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:254:25 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:276:27 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:097:09 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
11:2411:24 AM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 52 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
06:276:27 AM to 30:296:29 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 | 16:254:25 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 07:097:09 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 08:138:13 AM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 16:254:25 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:29 06:296:29 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:344:34 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:344:34 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:035:03 AM | 06:276:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:276:27 AM | 08:268:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:268:26 AM | 10:2410:24 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:268:26 AM | 09:059:05 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:558:55 AM | 10:0910:09 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5910:59 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2312:23 PM | 14:212:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:021:02 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:511:51 PM | 15:063:06 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:212:21 PM | 16:204:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:203:20 PM | 16:584:58 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:204:20 PM | 18:136:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:204:20 PM | 16:484:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:204:20 PM | 17:445:44 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 21:599:59 PM | 22:5610:56 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0011:00 PM | 23:4811:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:101:10 AM+1 | 26:482:48 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |