Tuesday 28 February 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 14:532:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:345:34 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:047:04 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:334:33 PM
Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.
Noon
12:4012:40 PM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 11 h 12 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
07:047:04 AM to 31:027:02 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 | 17:345:34 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 16:334:33 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Indra | 25:41 01:411:41 AM Wed | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 17:345:34 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:02 07:027:02 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:215:21 AM | 07:047:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:475:47 AM | 07:047:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:047:04 AM | 09:189:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:189:18 AM | 11:3311:33 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:189:18 AM | 10:0310:03 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:529:52 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0711:07 AM | 12:5612:56 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:042:04 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:322:32 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:283:28 PM | 16:524:52 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:024:02 PM | 18:166:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:166:16 PM | 19:587:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:166:16 PM | 18:426:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:166:16 PM | 19:337:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2211:22 PM | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1512:15 AM+1 | 25:031:03 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:056:05 AM+1 | 31:537:53 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |