Wednesday 11 September 2013 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 17:215:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:543:54 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:135:13 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0310:03 AM
Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 12 h 47 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
05:135:13 AM to 29:145:14 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 | 15:543:54 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 10:0310:03 AM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 13:381:38 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 15:543:54 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:14 05:145:14 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:433:43 AM | 05:135:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:433:43 AM | 04:284:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:064:06 AM | 05:135:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:135:13 AM | 07:467:46 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:496:49 AM | 08:248:24 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:467:46 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1111:11 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3611:36 AM | 13:121:12 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5312:53 PM | 15:263:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:441:44 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:531:53 PM | 15:263:26 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:263:26 PM | 18:006:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:006:00 PM | 19:307:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:006:00 PM | 18:226:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:006:00 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0711:07 PM | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |