Monday 5 May 2014 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 17:335:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:427:42 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:235:23 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:356:35 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 14 h 02 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
05:235:23 AM to 29:225:22 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 | 19:427:42 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 20:408:40 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 06:386:38 AM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 06:356:35 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:22 05:225:22 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:034:03 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:034:03 AM | 04:434:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:234:23 AM | 05:235:23 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:235:23 AM | 08:118:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:087:08 AM | 08:538:53 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:197:19 AM | 09:069:06 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:118:11 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3910:39 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday 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 |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:481:48 PM | 16:374:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:092:09 PM | 15:543:54 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:442:44 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:403:40 PM | 16:374:37 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:374:37 PM | 19:257:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:006:00 PM | 19:477:47 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:257:25 PM | 20:458:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:257:25 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:257:25 PM | 20:258:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |