Thursday 25 August 2005 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 11:5311:53 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:0411:04 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:514:51 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:318:31 AM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
11:4211:42 AM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 13 h 42 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
04:514:51 AM to 28:524:52 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 | Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī | 11:0411:04 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 23:0811:08 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 08:318:31 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:0411:04 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 28:52 04:524:52 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:293:29 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:293:29 AM | 04:104:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:493:49 AM | 04:514:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:514:51 AM | 07:357:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 04:514:51 AM | 06:336:33 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:357:35 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:168:16 AM | 09:599:59 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:348:34 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:259:25 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:041:04 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:241:24 PM | 15:073:07 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:591:59 PM | 14:532:53 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:532:53 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:483:48 PM | 18:336:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:176:17 PM | 19:547:54 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:336:33 PM | 19:557:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:336:33 PM | 18:536:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:336:33 PM | 19:357:35 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1811:18 PM | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |