Monday 14 September 1953 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 03:183:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:454:45+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:165:16 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2912:29 PM
Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.
Noon
11:3611:36 AM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 12 h 39 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
05:165:16 AM to 29:175:17+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 | 28:45 04:454:45 AM Tue | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 14:482:48 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 12:2912:29 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 16:054:05 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:17 05:175:17 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:453:45 AM | 05:165:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:453:45 AM | 04:314:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:084:08 AM | 05:165:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:165:16 AM | 07:487:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:516:51 AM | 08:268:26 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:487:48 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1011:10 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1111:11 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5112:51 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:101:10 PM | 14:452:45 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:421:42 PM | 14:322:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:322:32 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:233:23 PM | 17:555:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:555:55 PM | 19:267:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:555:55 PM | 18:186:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:555:55 PM | 19:037:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:067:06 PM | 20:498:49 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:0012:00+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |