Friday 12 June 1959 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 02:242:24 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:252:25 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī (Jyaiṣṭha) determinate
At sunrise
04:574:57 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:248:24 AM
Āśleṣā gives way to Maghā.
Noon
12:2612:26 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 14 h 58 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 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 | 26:25 02:252:25 AM Sat | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 08:248:24 AM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 25:01 01:011:01 AM Sat | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 14:282:28 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 28:57 04:574:57 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
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 |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:446:44 AM | 08:248:24 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:506:50 AM | 08:428:42 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:577:57 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:577:57 AM | 08:578:57 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3410:34 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:5612:56 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:561:56 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:561:56 PM | 16:564:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:562:56 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:114:11 PM | 18:036:03 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:564:56 PM | 19:557:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:557:55 PM | 21:089:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:557:55 PM | 20:148:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:557:55 PM | 20:508:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:418:41 PM | 22:2010:20 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |