Friday 27 May 1955 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 12:5912:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:1711:17 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 3 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī (Jyaiṣṭha) boundary
At sunrise
03:553:55 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1711:17 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 15 h 24 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
03:553:55 AM to 27:543:54 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 | 11:1711:17 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 22:0910:09 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 18:236:23 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 11:1711:17 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 27:54 03:543:54 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 02:462:46 AM | 03:553:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 02:462:46 AM | 03:213:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:043:04 AM | 03:553:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 03:553:55 AM | 07:007:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:515:51 AM | 07:467:46 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:007:00 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:007:00 AM | 08:028:02 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:429:42 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0611:06 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:4812:48 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0812:08 PM | 13:101:10 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:101:10 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:112:11 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:283:28 PM | 17:245:24 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:144:14 PM | 19:197:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:197:19 PM | 20:288:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:197:19 PM | 19:367:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:197:19 PM | 20:118:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:368:36 PM | 22:0910:09 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |