Saturday 29 November 2003 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 15:243:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:571:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
07:007:00 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3411:34 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
11:2811:28 AM
The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 55 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 31:027:02 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 | 13:571:57 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 11:3411:34 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 18:186:18 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 13:571:57 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:02 07:027:02 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:005:00 AM | 07:007:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:005:00 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:305:30 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 |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:007:00 AM | 08:078:07 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:007:00 AM | 07:367:36 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:367:36 AM | 08:128:12 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:478:47 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:149:14 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1011:10 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2112:21 PM | 14:082:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:421:42 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:082:08 PM | 15:553:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:333:33 PM | 17:095:09 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 15:553:55 PM | 17:565:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 15:553:55 PM | 16:264:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 15:553:55 PM | 17:265:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0511:05 PM | 23:5311:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:071:07 AM+1 | 26:422:42 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |