Monday 19 November 2012 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 13:541:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:0112:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:486:48 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0112:01 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
11:2511:25 AM
The Sun 24° above S. Day length 9 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
06:486:48 AM to 30:496:49 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 | 12:0112:01 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 26:17 02:172:17 AM Tue | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 25:32 01:321:32 AM Tue | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 12:0112:01 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:49 06:496:49 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:504:50 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:504:50 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:205:20 AM | 06:486:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:486:48 AM | 08:398:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:566:56 AM | 08:298:29 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:577:57 AM | 09:079:07 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:398:39 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1610:16 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0111:01 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0711:07 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2112:21 PM | 14:112:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:441:44 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:351:35 PM | 14:112:11 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:112:11 PM | 16:024:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:024:02 PM | 18:016:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:024:02 PM | 16:324:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:024:02 PM | 17:315:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:134:13 PM | 17:465:46 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0211:02 PM | 23:5011:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:166:16 AM+1 | 31:527:52 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |