Sunday 15 September 1957 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 23:1011:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:0212:02 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:076:07 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4111:41 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:2212:22 PM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 29 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
06:076:07 AM to 30:086:08 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 | Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī | 24:02 00:0212:02 AM Mon | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 21:399:39 PM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 17:155:15 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 11:4111:41 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:08 06:086:08 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:354:35 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:354:35 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:584:58 AM | 06:076:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:076:07 AM | 08:378:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:378:37 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:528:52 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:551:55 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:371:37 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:272:27 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:293:29 PM | 17:035:03 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:074:07 PM | 18:366:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:574:57 PM | 17:475:47 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:035:03 PM | 18:366:36 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:366:36 PM | 20:098:09 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 | 19:467:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:057:05 PM | 20:478:47 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |