Thursday 8 May 2003 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 07:027:02 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:547:54 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:174:17 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
04:334:33 AM
Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 14 h 40 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
04:174:17 AM to 28:154:15 AM+1
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 | 07:547:54 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 04:334:33 AM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Śūla | 11:0211:02 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 07:547:54 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 28:15 04:154:15 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:023:02 AM | 04:174:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:023:02 AM | 03:393:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:213:21 AM | 04:174:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:174:17 AM | 07:137:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 04:174:17 AM | 06:076:07 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:137:13 AM | 10:0910:09 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:577:57 AM | 09:479:47 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:109:10 AM | 10:0910:09 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0811:08 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5112:51 PM | 14:312:31 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:271:27 PM | 15:173:17 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:042:04 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:023:02 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 18:576:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:576:57 PM | 20:128:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:576:57 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:576:57 PM | 19:537:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4910:49 PM | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |