Saturday 6 September 2008 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 04:434:43 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:366:36 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:065:06 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:366:36 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
11:3811:38 AM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 13 h 03 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
05:065:06 AM to 29:085:08+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 | 06:366:36 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 09:489:48 AM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 22:2510:25 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 06:366:36 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:08 05:085:08 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:393:39 AM | 05:065:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:393:39 AM | 04:234:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:014:01 AM | 05:065:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:065:06 AM | 07:437:43 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:065:06 AM | 06:446:44 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:065:06 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:595:59 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:437:43 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:228:22 AM | 10:0010:00 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| 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 |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5612:56 PM | 15:333:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:161:16 PM | 14:542:54 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:481:48 PM | 14:412:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:162:16 PM | 16:034:03 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:333:33 PM | 18:096:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:096:09 PM | 19:377:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:096:09 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:096:09 PM | 19:157:15 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 | 25:001:00+1 AM | 26:472:47+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |