Saturday 25 November 2017 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 08:058:05 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:2810:28 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:566:56 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2810:28 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
11:2711:27 AM
The Sun 23° above S. Day length 9 h 02 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
06:566:56 AM to 30:576:57 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 | 10:2810:28 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 15:193:19 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 29:07 05:075:07 AM Sun | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 10:2810:28 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:57 06:576:57 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:564:56 AM | 06:566:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:564:56 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:566:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:566:56 AM | 08:448:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:566:56 AM | 08:048:04 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:566:56 AM | 07:327:32 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:327:32 AM | 08:088:08 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:448:44 AM | 10:3310:33 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:119:11 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0911:09 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2112:21 PM | 14:092:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:421:42 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:092:09 PM | 15:583:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 15:583:58 PM | 17:585:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 15:583:58 PM | 16:284:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 15:583:58 PM | 17:285:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:417:41 PM | 21:269:26 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0311:03 PM | 23:5111:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:116:11 AM+1 | 31:567:56 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |