Friday 9 January 2026 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 09:049:04 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:369:36 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:497:49 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:369:36 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:3412:34 PM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 30 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
07:497:49 AM to 31:497:49 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 | 09:369:36 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 16:114:11 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 19:267:26 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:369:36 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:49 07:497:49 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:535:53 AM | 07:497:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:535:53 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:226:22 AM | 07:497:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:497:49 AM | 09:439:43 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:368:36 AM | 10:1710:17 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:009:00 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:439:43 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:439:43 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1012:10 PM | 12:5812:58 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1512:15 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:311:31 PM | 15:253:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:092:09 PM | 14:472:47 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:562:56 PM | 16:084:08 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:253:25 PM | 17:195:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:195:19 PM | 19:157:15 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:195:19 PM | 17:485:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:195:19 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1012:10 AM+1 | 24:5812:58 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:171:17 AM+1 | 27:013:01 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |