Thursday 3 December 1981 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 10:3010:30 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:4711:47 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 42 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMitra Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
07:067:06 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4711:47 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
11:3011:30 AM
The Sun 21° above S. Day length 8 h 48 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
07:067:06 AM to 31:077:07+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 | 11:4711:47 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 25:46 01:461:46 AM Fri | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 23:3811:38 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 11:4711:47 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:07 07:077:07 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:045:04 AM | 07:067:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:045:04 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:345:34 AM | 07:067:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:067:06 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:067:06 AM | 08:128:12 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:518:51 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:189:18 AM | 10:2410:24 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0210:02 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1211:12 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2212:22 PM | 14:082:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:421:42 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:331:33 PM | 14:082:08 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:082:08 PM | 15:543:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:452:45 PM | 16:264:26 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 15:543:54 PM | 17:555:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 15:543:54 PM | 16:244:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 15:543:54 PM | 17:255:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0611:06 PM | 23:5411:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |