Saturday 5 September 1981 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 03:283:28 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:465:46 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:055:05 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:465:46 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
11:3911:39 AM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 13 h 08 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
05:055:05 AM to 29:065:06+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 | 05:465:46 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 11:1111:11 AM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 25:46 01:461:46 AM Sun | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 05:465:46 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:06 05:065:06 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:383:38 AM | 05:055:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:383:38 AM | 04:214:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:593:59 AM | 05:055:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:055:05 AM | 07:427:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:055:05 AM | 06:436:43 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:055:05 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:575:57 AM | 06:506:50 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:427:42 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:218:21 AM | 10:0010:00 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5712:57 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:171:17 PM | 14:552:55 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:501:50 PM | 14:422:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:353:35 PM | 18:126:12 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:413:41 PM | 17:295:29 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:126:12 PM | 19:397:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:126:12 PM | 18:346:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:126:12 PM | 19:187:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:0312:03+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:282:28+1 AM | 28:164:16+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |