Wednesday 29 October 2014 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 03:183:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:411:41 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:176:17 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:586:58 AM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
11:2411:24 AM
The Sun 30° above S. Day length 10 h 13 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
06:176:17 AM to 30:186:18 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 | 25:41 01:411:41 AM Thu | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 06:586:58 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 20:538:53 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 14:312:31 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:18 06:186:18 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:274:27 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:274:27 AM | 05:225:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:544:54 AM | 06:176:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:176:17 AM | 08:208:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:347:34 AM | 08:508:50 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:208:20 AM | 10:2210:22 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0710:07 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5910:59 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2512:25 PM | 14:272:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:061:06 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:272:27 PM | 16:304:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:114:11 PM | 17:435:43 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:304:30 PM | 18:206:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:304:30 PM | 16:584:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:304:30 PM | 17:535:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0011:00 PM | 23:4811:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:231:23 AM+1 | 26:562:56 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |