Saturday 14 January 1978 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 22:3810:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0910:09 PM.
Observed here on this day
The Sun enters Makara on this day, before sunset. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate
At sunrise
07:217:21 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1710:17 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
11:4911:49 AM
The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 55 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
07:217:21 AM to 31:217:21+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 | 22:0910:09 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 29:51 05:515:51 AM Sun | Revatī |
| Yoga | Parigha | 22:4110:41 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:1710:17 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:21 07:217:21 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:215:21 AM | 07:217:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:216:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:515:51 AM | 07:217:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:217:21 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:217:21 AM | 08:288:28 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:217:21 AM | 07:577:57 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:577:57 AM | 08:338:33 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:359:35 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4312:43 PM | 14:302:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:5612:56 PM | 14:032:03 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:181:18 PM | 13:541:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:302:30 PM | 16:174:17 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:133:13 PM | 16:504:50 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:174:17 PM | 18:176:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:174:17 PM | 16:474:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:174:17 PM | 17:475:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5812:58+1 AM | 26:362:36+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |