Thursday 17 December 2015 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 15:173:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:491:49 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
07:437:43 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:491:49 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:2312:23 PM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 19 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
07:437:43 AM to 31:447:44+1 AM
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 | 13:491:49 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 26:08 02:082:08 AM Fri | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 23:5311:53 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 13:491:49 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:44 07:447:44 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:455:45 AM | 07:437:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:455:45 AM | 06:446:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:156:15 AM | 07:437:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:437:43 AM | 09:359:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:437:43 AM | 08:538:53 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:359:35 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:589:58 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0310:03 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4910:49 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:4112:41 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:191:19 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:331:33 PM | 14:422:42 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:561:56 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:332:33 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:103:10 PM | 17:025:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:025:02 PM | 19:007:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:025:02 PM | 17:325:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:025:02 PM | 18:306:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:127:12 PM | 20:458:45 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4712:47+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |