Thursday 14 June 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 12:5612:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:3110:31 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
04:574:57 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3110:31 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:2712:27 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 14 h 59 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
04:574:57 AM to 28:574:57+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 | 10:3110:31 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 13:121:12 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Vajra | 24:07 00:0712:07 AM Fri | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 10:3110:31 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 28:57 04:574:57 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:453:45 AM | 04:574:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:453:45 AM | 04:214:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:034:03 AM | 04:574:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:574:57 AM | 07:577:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 04:574:57 AM | 06:506:50 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:577:57 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:428:42 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:579:57 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5710:57 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:5712:57 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:571:57 PM | 16:574:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:192:19 PM | 16:124:12 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:572:57 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:573:57 PM | 16:574:57 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:574:57 PM | 19:577:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:577:57 PM | 21:099:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:577:57 PM | 20:158:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:577:57 PM | 20:518:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:528:52 PM | 22:2410:24 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0312:03+1 AM | 24:5112:51+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |