Thursday 24 August 1978 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 07:107:10 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:037:03 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:494:49 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:037:03 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
11:4211:42 AM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 13 h 46 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
04:494:49 AM to 28:504:50+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 | Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī | 07:037:03 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 21:449:44 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 08:368:36 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 07:037:03 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 28:50 04:504:50 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:273:27 AM | 04:494:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:273:27 AM | 04:084:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:483:48 AM | 04:494:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:494:49 AM | 07:347:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 04:494:49 AM | 06:326:32 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:446:44 AM | 08:248:24 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:347:34 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:158:15 AM | 09:599:59 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:249:24 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:251:25 PM | 15:093:09 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:552:55 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:503:50 PM | 18:356:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:444:44 PM | 18:246:24 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:356:35 PM | 19:577:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:356:35 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:356:35 PM | 19:377:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1911:19 PM | 24:0712:07+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |