Sunday 13 December 1942 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 18:306:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:314:31 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī determinate
At sunrise
08:158:15 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2711:27 AM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
12:3412:34 PM
The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 37 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
08:158:15 AM to 32:168:16 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 | 16:314:31 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 11:2711:27 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 15:383:38 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 16:314:31 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 32:16 08:168:16 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:126:12 AM | 08:158:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:126:12 AM | 07:147:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:436:43 AM | 08:158:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:158:15 AM | 09:599:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:599:59 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1012:10 PM | 12:5812:58 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1712:17 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:381:38 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 15:093:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:342:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:432:43 PM | 15:483:48 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:093:09 PM | 16:524:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:433:43 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:483:48 PM | 16:524:52 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:524:52 PM | 18:556:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:524:52 PM | 17:235:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:524:52 PM | 18:256:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:256:25 PM | 19:587:58 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1012:10 AM+1 | 24:5812:58 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:423:42 AM+1 | 29:145:14 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |