Monday 1 September 1919 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 05:035:03 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:307:30 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:536:53 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:307:30 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
13:271:27 PM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 13 h 07 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
06:536:53 AM to 30:546:54 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 | 07:307:30 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 20:588:58 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 17:225:22 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 07:307:30 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:54 06:546:54 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:265:26 AM | 06:536:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:265:26 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:485:48 AM | 06:536:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:536:53 AM | 09:319:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:328:32 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:319:31 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0211:02 AM | 12:5112:51 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4811:48 AM | 13:271:27 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:011:01 PM | 13:531:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:031:03 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:531:53 PM | 14:462:46 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:462:46 PM | 17:235:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:053:05 PM | 16:444:44 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:383:38 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:314:31 PM | 17:235:23 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:235:23 PM | 20:008:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:008:00 PM | 21:289:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:008:00 PM | 20:228:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:008:00 PM | 21:069:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:031:03 AM+1 | 25:511:51 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:291:29 AM+1 | 27:183:18 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |