Saturday 6 September 1947 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 03:423:42 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:562:56+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:056:05 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:196:19 AM
Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.
Noon
12:3912:39 PM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 13 h 07 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
06:056:05 AM to 30:066:06+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 | 26:56 02:562:56 AM Sun | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 17:075:07 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 06:196:19 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 15:233:23 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:06 06:066:06 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:384:38 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:384:38 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:005:00 AM | 06:056:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:056:05 AM | 08:428:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:056:05 AM | 07:437:43 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:056:05 AM | 06:576:57 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:576:57 AM | 07:507:50 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:428:42 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:219:21 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:541:54 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:571:57 PM | 16:344:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:172:17 PM | 15:553:55 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:492:49 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:344:34 PM | 19:127:12 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:127:12 PM | 20:398:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:127:12 PM | 19:337:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:127:12 PM | 20:178:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1512:15+1 AM | 25:031:03+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:584:58+1 AM | 30:336:33+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |