Monday 12 July 1948 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 13:461:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:1611:16 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:594:59 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1611:16 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:4512:45 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 15 h 33 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
04:594:59 AM to 28:594:59 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 | 11:1611:16 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 13:491:49 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Parigha | 24:34 00:3412:34 AM Tue | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 11:1611:16 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 28:59 04:594:59 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:513:51 AM | 04:594:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:513:51 AM | 04:254:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:084:08 AM | 04:594:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:594:59 AM | 08:058:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:556:55 AM | 08:528:52 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:067:06 AM | 08:368:36 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:058:05 AM | 11:1211:12 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4910:49 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:161:16 PM | 14:192:19 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:192:19 PM | 17:255:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:422:42 PM | 16:394:39 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:213:21 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:234:23 PM | 17:255:25 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:255:25 PM | 20:328:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:328:32 PM | 21:399:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:328:32 PM | 20:498:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:328:32 PM | 21:239:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:499:49 PM | 23:2011:20 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2212:22 AM+1 | 25:101:10 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |