Wednesday 1 December 1954 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 05:585:58 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:286:28 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
07:037:03 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
18:176:17 PM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
11:2911:29 AM
The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 52 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
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07:037:03 AM to 31:047:04 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 | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Thu | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 21:489:48 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 23:3811:38 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 18:176:17 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:04 07:047:04 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:025:02 AM | 07:037:03 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:025:02 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:325:32 AM | 07:037:03 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:037:03 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:098:09 AM | 09:169:16 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2210:22 AM | 11:2911:29 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5110:51 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1111:11 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2212:22 PM | 14:082:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:082:08 PM | 15:553:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 15:553:55 PM | 17:565:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 15:553:55 PM | 16:254:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 15:553:55 PM | 17:255:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0511:05 PM | 23:5311:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:551:55 AM+1 | 27:333:33 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |