Wednesday 16 September 1942 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 19:127:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:115:11 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:186:18 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:115:11 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:3512:35 PM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 12 h 34 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
06:186:18 AM to 30:196:19 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 | 17:115:11 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 25:30 01:301:30 AM Thu | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 20:018:01 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 17:115:11 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:19 06:196:19 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:474:47 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:474:47 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:095:09 AM | 06:186:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:186:18 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:356:35 AM | 08:068:06 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:527:52 AM | 09:269:26 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:0111:01 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1012:10 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1112:11 PM | 12:5912:59 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3512:35 PM | 14:092:09 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:501:50 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:402:40 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:403:40 PM | 17:105:10 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:214:21 PM | 18:526:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:526:52 PM | 20:238:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:526:52 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:526:52 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1112:11 AM+1 | 24:5912:59 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |