Friday 29 May 2009 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 04:234:23 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:022:02+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī (Jyaiṣṭha) determinate
At sunrise
05:025:02 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:279:27 AM
Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 14 h 45 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
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05:025:02 AM to 29:015:01+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 | 26:02 02:022:02 AM Sat | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 09:279:27 AM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 24:26 00:2612:26 AM Sat | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 15:093:09 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:01 05:015:01 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:483:48 AM | 05:025:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:483:48 AM | 04:254:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:064:06 AM | 05:025:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:025:02 AM | 07:597:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:526:52 AM | 08:438:43 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:597:59 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:597:59 AM | 08:588:58 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3410:34 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:5412:54 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:531:53 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:531:53 PM | 16:504:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:522:52 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:064:06 PM | 17:565:56 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:504:50 PM | 19:477:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:477:47 PM | 21:019:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:477:47 PM | 20:068:06 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:477:47 PM | 20:438:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:289:28 PM | 22:5810:58 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00+1 AM | 24:4812:48+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |