Monday 5 December 2016 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 04:564:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:275:27 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
07:087:08 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:158:15 AM
Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.
Noon
11:3111:31 AM
The Sun 21° above S. Day length 8 h 44 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
07:087:08 AM to 31:097:09 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 | 29:27 05:275:27 AM Tue | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 13:021:02 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 08:158:15 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 17:165:16 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:09 07:097:09 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:065:06 AM | 07:087:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:375:37 AM | 07:087:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:087:08 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:148:14 AM | 09:199:19 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2510:25 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0711:07 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1311:13 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2312:23 PM | 14:082:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:421:42 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:331:33 PM | 14:082:08 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:082:08 PM | 15:533:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 15:533:53 PM | 17:555:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 15:533:53 PM | 16:234:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 15:533:53 PM | 17:245:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:115:11 PM | 18:506:50 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0711:07 PM | 23:5511:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:083:08 AM+1 | 28:474:47 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |