Sunday 18 August 1946 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 02:572:57 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:131:13+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:415:41 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:062:06 PM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:4412:44 PM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 14 h 06 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
05:415:41 AM to 29:425:42+1 AM
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 | Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī | 25:13 01:131:13 AM Mon | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 24:05 00:0512:05 AM Mon | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 20:588:58 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 14:062:06 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:42 05:425:42 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:015:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:414:41 AM | 05:415:41 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:415:41 AM | 08:308:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:308:30 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:4312:43 PM | 14:292:29 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:082:08 PM | 16:574:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:043:04 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:154:15 PM | 18:016:01 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:574:57 PM | 19:467:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:115:11 PM | 18:436:43 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:545:54 PM | 18:506:50 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:016:01 PM | 19:467:46 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:467:46 PM | 21:069:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:467:46 PM | 20:068:06 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:467:46 PM | 20:468:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:158:15 PM | 21:479:47 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2012:20+1 AM | 25:081:08+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |