Saturday 1 September 2018 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 00:4212:42 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:1512:15 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:005:00 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3212:32 PM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
11:4011:40 AM
The Sun 52° above S. Day length 13 h 20 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
05:005:00 AM to 29:015:01 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 | Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī | 24:15 00:1512:15 AM Sun | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 23:3211:32 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 20:418:41 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 12:3212:32 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:01 05:015:01 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:343:34 AM | 05:005:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:343:34 AM | 04:174:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:563:56 AM | 05:005:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:005:00 AM | 07:407:40 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:005:00 AM | 06:406:40 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:005:00 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:535:53 AM | 06:466:46 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:407:40 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:208:20 AM | 10:0010:00 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:598:59 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:001:00 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:201:20 PM | 15:003:00 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:531:53 PM | 14:462:46 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:403:40 PM | 18:206:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:206:20 PM | 19:457:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:206:20 PM | 18:416:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:206:20 PM | 19:247:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:416:41 PM | 20:188:18 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1611:16 PM | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |