Wednesday 15 November 1950 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 14:302:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:3412:34 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:416:41 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4210:42 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.
Noon
11:2511:25 AM
The Sun 25° above S. Day length 9 h 26 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
06:416:41 AM to 30:436:43+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 | Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī | 12:3412:34 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 10:4210:42 AM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 17:445:44 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 12:3412:34 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:43 06:436:43 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:454:45 AM | 06:416:41 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:454:45 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:145:14 AM | 06:416:41 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:416:41 AM | 08:348:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:527:52 AM | 09:039:03 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:348:34 AM | 10:2810:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1310:13 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0011:00 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2112:21 PM | 14:142:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:142:14 PM | 16:074:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:362:36 PM | 16:104:10 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:074:07 PM | 18:046:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:074:07 PM | 16:374:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:074:07 PM | 17:355:35 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0111:01 PM | 23:4911:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:5911:59 PM | 25:331:33+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |