Friday 5 September 2008 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 04:434:43 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:366:36+1 AM, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:055:05 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:187:18 AM
Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.
Noon
11:3911:39 AM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 13 h 06 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
05:055:05 AM to 29:065:06+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 | past sunrise | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 07:187:18 AM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 21:439:43 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 17:365:36 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:06 05:065:06 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:383:38 AM | 05:055:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:383:38 AM | 04:224:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:004:00 AM | 05:055:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:055:05 AM | 07:427:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:436:43 AM | 08:228:22 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:427:42 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:427:42 AM | 08:358:35 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:3811:38 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5712:57 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:291:29 PM | 15:153:15 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:491:49 PM | 14:422:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:552:55 PM | 16:334:33 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:343:34 PM | 18:116:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:116:11 PM | 19:397:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:116:11 PM | 18:336:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:116:11 PM | 19:177:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:0312:03+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0512:05+1 AM | 25:511:51+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |