Wednesday 8 August 1917 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 20:028:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:525:52 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:315:31 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:526:52 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:3212:32 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 14 h 03 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
05:315:31 AM to 29:325:32+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 | Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī | 17:525:52 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Revatī | 10:0510:05 AM | Aśvinī |
| Yoga | Śūla | 22:3410:34 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 06:526:52 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:32 05:325:32 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:114:11 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:314:31 AM | 05:315:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:315:31 AM | 08:198:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:167:16 AM | 09:019:01 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:517:51 AM | 09:219:21 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:198:19 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4710:47 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3212:32 PM | 14:172:17 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:561:56 PM | 16:454:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:532:53 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:454:45 PM | 19:347:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:347:34 PM | 20:538:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:347:34 PM | 19:547:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:347:34 PM | 20:338:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0912:09+1 AM | 24:5712:57+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:142:14+1 AM | 27:463:46+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:185:18+1 AM | 30:506:50+1 AM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |