Wednesday 1 May 2013 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 12:5012:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:1810:18 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:275:27 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:406:40 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 54 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
05:275:27 AM to 29:265:26 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 | 10:1810:18 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 06:406:40 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 22:2510:25 PM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:1810:18 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:26 05:265:26 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:064:06 AM | 05:275:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:064:06 AM | 04:474:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:274:27 AM | 05:275:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:275:27 AM | 08:148:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:127:12 AM | 08:568:56 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:148:14 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2412:24 PM | 14:082:08 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:481:48 PM | 16:344:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:112:11 PM | 15:413:41 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:432:43 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:344:34 PM | 19:217:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:217:21 PM | 20:428:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:217:21 PM | 19:417:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:217:21 PM | 20:228:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |