Sunday 9 December 2040 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 01:011:01 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:3110:31 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
07:137:13 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4311:43 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
11:3211:32 AM
The Sun 21° above S. Day length 8 h 39 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
07:137:13 AM to 31:147:14+1 AM
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 | 22:3110:31 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 24:07 00:0712:07 AM Mon | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 13:011:01 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 11:4311:43 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:14 07:147:14 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:105:10 AM | 07:137:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:105:10 AM | 06:116:11 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:415:41 AM | 07:137:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:137:13 AM | 08:578:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:578:57 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0811:08 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1511:15 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2412:24 PM | 14:082:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:421:42 PM | 14:472:47 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:082:08 PM | 15:523:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:302:30 PM | 15:593:59 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:432:43 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:472:47 PM | 15:523:52 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 15:523:52 PM | 17:555:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 15:523:52 PM | 16:234:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 15:523:52 PM | 17:245:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0911:09 PM | 23:5711:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:546:54+1 AM | 32:258:25+1 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |