Wednesday 13 July 2005 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 07:467:46 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:389:38 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:004:00 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:389:38 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
11:4611:46 AM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 15 h 31 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
04:004:00 AM to 28:014:01 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 | 09:389:38 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 11:5411:54 AM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Parigha | 23:3011:30 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 09:389:38 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 28:01 04:014:01 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 02:522:52 AM | 04:004:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 02:522:52 AM | 03:263:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:093:09 AM | 04:004:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:004:00 AM | 07:067:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:565:56 AM | 07:537:53 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:067:06 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:499:49 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4511:45 AM | 13:421:42 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:191:19 PM | 16:254:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:212:21 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:254:25 PM | 19:317:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:317:31 PM | 20:398:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:317:31 PM | 19:487:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:317:31 PM | 20:228:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:588:58 PM | 22:4110:41 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2211:22 PM | 24:1012:10 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |