Sunday 2 July 2006 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 06:226:22 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:548:54 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
03:513:51 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:006:00 AM
Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.
Noon
11:4411:44 AM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 15 h 45 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
03:513:51 AM to 27:523:52+1 AM
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 | 08:548:54 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 06:006:00 AM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 13:351:35 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 08:548:54 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 27:52 03:523:52 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 02:452:45 AM | 03:513:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 02:452:45 AM | 03:183:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:023:02 AM | 03:513:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 03:513:51 AM | 07:007:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:007:00 AM | 10:0910:09 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2011:20 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4411:44 AM | 13:421:42 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:181:18 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:082:08 PM | 15:563:56 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:212:21 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:403:40 PM | 17:385:38 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:274:27 PM | 19:367:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:305:30 PM | 18:336:33 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:385:38 PM | 19:367:36 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:367:36 PM | 20:428:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:367:36 PM | 19:537:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:367:36 PM | 20:268:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2011:20 PM | 24:0812:08+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5912:59+1 AM | 26:472:47+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |