Friday 23 December 1960 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 02:212:21 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:1912:19+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:477:47 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:509:50 AM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
12:2612:26 PM
The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 18 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
07:477:47 AM to 31:477:47+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 | 24:19 00:1912:19 AM Sat | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 23:2211:22 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 09:509:50 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 13:151:15 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:47 07:477:47 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:495:49 AM | 07:477:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:495:49 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:186:18 AM | 07:477:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:477:47 AM | 09:389:38 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:568:56 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:389:38 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:389:38 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:4512:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:221:22 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:591:59 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:462:46 PM | 15:553:55 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:133:13 PM | 17:055:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:354:35 PM | 18:066:06 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:055:05 PM | 19:037:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:055:05 PM | 17:355:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:055:05 PM | 18:336:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0212:02+1 AM | 24:5012:50+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:345:34+1 AM | 31:077:07+1 AM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |