Wednesday 28 November 1984 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 00:3612:36 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:281:28+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī determinate
At sunrise
07:007:00 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:5612:56 PM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
11:2811:28 AM
The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 56 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
07:007:00 AM to 31:017:01+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 | 25:28 01:281:28 AM Thu | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 22:1110:11 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 28:55 04:554:55 AM Thu | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 12:5612:56 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:01 07:017:01 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:594:59 AM | 07:007:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:594:59 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:295:29 AM | 07:007:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:007:00 AM | 08:478:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:078:07 AM | 09:149:14 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:478:47 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2110:21 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1011:10 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:5412:54 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2112:21 PM | 14:092:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:092:09 PM | 15:563:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 15:563:56 PM | 17:565:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 15:563:56 PM | 16:264:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 15:563:56 PM | 17:265:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0411:04 PM | 23:5211:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:312:31+1 AM | 28:154:15+1 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |