Saturday 28 April 2012 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 03:313:31 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:015:01 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:314:31 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:015:01 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 14 h 14 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
04:314:31 AM to 28:294:29 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 | Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī | 05:015:01 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 19:107:10 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 17:035:03 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 05:015:01 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 28:29 04:294:29 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:123:12 AM | 04:314:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:123:12 AM | 03:523:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:323:32 AM | 04:314:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:314:31 AM | 07:227:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 04:314:31 AM | 06:186:18 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 04:314:31 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:285:28 AM | 06:256:25 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:186:18 AM | 08:018:01 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:227:22 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:048:04 AM | 09:519:51 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0911:09 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 15:543:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:251:25 PM | 15:123:12 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:543:54 PM | 18:456:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:364:36 PM | 18:196:19 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:456:45 PM | 20:038:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:456:45 PM | 19:057:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:456:45 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:313:31 AM+1 | 29:115:11 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |