Sunday 18 March 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 17:365:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:004:00 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:356:35 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:004:00 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:3512:35 PM
The Sun 49° above S. Day length 12 h 02 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
06:356:35 AM to 30:336:33+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 | 16:004:00 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 27:50 03:503:50 AM Mon | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Prīti | 25:14 01:141:14 AM Mon | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 16:004:00 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:594:59 AM | 06:356:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:594:59 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:235:23 AM | 06:356:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:356:35 AM | 08:598:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:598:59 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1112:11 PM | 12:5912:59 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1112:11 PM | 12:5912:59 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:3512:35 PM | 14:062:06 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:481:48 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:362:36 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:363:36 PM | 17:065:06 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:124:12 PM | 18:366:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:005:00 PM | 17:485:48 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:065:06 PM | 18:366:36 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:366:36 PM | 20:128:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:366:36 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:366:36 PM | 19:487:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:108:10 PM | 21:429:42 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1112:11+1 AM | 24:5912:59+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4612:46+1 AM | 26:182:18+1 AM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |