Thursday 11 May 1989 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 09:429:42 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:449:44 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:125:12 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:449:44 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:3612:36 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 14 h 49 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
05:125:12 AM to 29:115:11+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 | 09:449:44 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 25:04 01:041:04 AM Fri | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 24:05 00:0512:05 AM Fri | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 09:449:44 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:11 05:115:11 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:583:58 AM | 05:125:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:583:58 AM | 04:354:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:174:17 AM | 05:125:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:125:12 AM | 08:108:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:125:12 AM | 07:037:03 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:108:10 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:168:16 AM | 09:579:57 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:548:54 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0810:08 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:061:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:062:06 PM | 17:045:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:282:28 PM | 16:194:19 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:053:05 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:044:04 PM | 17:045:04 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:045:04 PM | 20:018:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:216:21 PM | 20:028:02 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:018:01 PM | 21:159:15 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:018:01 PM | 20:208:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:018:01 PM | 20:568:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1212:12+1 AM | 25:001:00+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |