Friday 23 September 2005 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 00:4112:41 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:5612:56 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:285:28 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:238:23 AM
Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.
Noon
11:3211:32 AM
The Sun 43° above S. Day length 12 h 08 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
05:285:28 AM to 29:295:29 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 | 24:56 00:5612:56 AM Sat | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 08:238:23 AM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Vajra | 15:043:04 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 12:4312:43 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:29 05:295:29 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:533:53 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:533:53 AM | 04:414:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:174:17 AM | 05:285:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:285:28 AM | 07:547:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 05:575:57 AM | 07:357:35 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:596:59 AM | 08:308:30 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:547:54 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:547:54 AM | 08:428:42 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0110:01 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0811:08 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0811:08 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4512:45 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:331:33 PM | 14:222:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:342:34 PM | 16:054:05 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:103:10 PM | 17:365:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:365:36 PM | 19:117:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:365:36 PM | 18:006:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:365:36 PM | 18:476:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0911:09 PM | 23:5711:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:091:09 AM+1 | 26:492:49 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |