Sunday 12 August 1990 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 18:096:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:114:11 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:345:34 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0411:04 AM
Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.
Noon
12:4512:45 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 14 h 22 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
05:345:34 AM to 29:355:35+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 | 16:114:11 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 25:55 01:551:55 AM Mon | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Śūla | 11:0411:04 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 16:114:11 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:35 05:355:35 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:174:17 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:174:17 AM | 04:554:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:364:36 AM | 05:345:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:345:34 AM | 08:268:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:268:26 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:131:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:4512:45 PM | 14:322:32 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:112:11 PM | 17:035:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:083:08 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:204:20 PM | 18:086:08 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:035:03 PM | 19:567:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 18:016:01 PM | 18:586:58 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:086:08 PM | 19:567:56 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:067:06 PM | 20:378:37 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:567:56 PM | 21:139:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:567:56 PM | 20:158:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:567:56 PM | 20:548:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0810:08 PM | 23:3911:39 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2112:21+1 AM | 25:091:09+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |