Monday 20 July 2026 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 06:136:13 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:006:00 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:074:07 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:006:00 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
11:4611:46 AM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 15 h 19 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
04:074:07 AM to 28:084:08 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 | 06:006:00 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 21:409:40 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Śiva | 21:079:07 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 06:006:00 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 28:08 04:084:08 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 02:572:57 AM | 04:074:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 02:572:57 AM | 03:323:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:153:15 AM | 04:074:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:074:07 AM | 07:107:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 05:265:26 AM | 07:067:06 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:026:02 AM | 07:567:56 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:107:10 AM | 10:1410:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:519:51 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:181:18 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:181:18 PM | 16:224:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:411:41 PM | 15:363:36 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:192:19 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:203:20 PM | 16:224:22 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:253:25 PM | 17:055:05 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:224:22 PM | 19:257:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:257:25 PM | 20:358:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:257:25 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:257:25 PM | 20:188:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2311:23 PM | 24:1112:11 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |