Wednesday 8 August 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 09:459:45 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:2811:28 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:325:32 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2811:28 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:3212:32 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 14 h 01 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
05:325:32 AM to 29:335:33 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 | 11:2811:28 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | past sunrise | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Śūla | 19:017:01 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:2811:28 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:33 05:335:33 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:124:12 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:124:12 AM | 04:524:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:324:32 AM | 05:325:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:325:32 AM | 08:208:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:177:17 AM | 09:029:02 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:208:20 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4710:47 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3212:32 PM | 14:172:17 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:561:56 PM | 16:444:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:522:52 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:444:44 PM | 19:327:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:327:32 PM | 20:528:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:327:32 PM | 19:527:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:327:32 PM | 20:328:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1610:16 PM | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:491:49 AM+1 | 27:363:36 AM+1 | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |