Friday 16 October 2026 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 05:565:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:258:25 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:386:38 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:189:18 AM
Jyeṣṭhā gives way to Mūla.
Noon
12:1212:12 PM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 11 h 08 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
06:386:38 AM to 30:396:39 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 | past sunrise | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 09:189:18 AM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 24:36 00:3612:36 AM Sat | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 19:097:09 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:39 06:396:39 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:564:56 AM | 06:386:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:564:56 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:215:21 AM | 06:386:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:386:38 AM | 08:528:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:028:02 AM | 09:259:25 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:528:52 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:528:52 AM | 09:369:36 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4910:49 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:191:19 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:191:19 PM | 15:333:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:032:03 PM | 14:482:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:592:59 PM | 16:234:23 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:333:33 PM | 17:465:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:465:46 PM | 19:297:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:465:46 PM | 18:126:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:465:46 PM | 19:037:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:186:18 PM | 20:068:06 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4911:49 PM | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:055:05 AM+1 | 30:536:53 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |