Saturday 20 October 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 04:264:26 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:072:07 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:436:43 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:133:13 PM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:1212:12 PM
The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 57 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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06:436:43 AM to 30:446:44 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 | 26:07 02:072:07 AM Sun | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 22:0510:05 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 27:01 03:013:01 AM Sun | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 15:133:13 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:44 06:446:44 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:594:59 AM | 06:436:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:594:59 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:436:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:436:43 AM | 08:548:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:436:43 AM | 08:058:05 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:436:43 AM | 07:277:27 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:127:12 AM | 08:418:41 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:277:27 AM | 08:118:11 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:548:54 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:279:27 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:171:17 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:331:33 PM | 14:562:56 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:012:01 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:283:28 PM | 17:405:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:084:08 PM | 17:375:37 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:405:40 PM | 19:247:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:405:40 PM | 18:066:06 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:405:40 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:358:35 PM | 22:0510:05 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |