Saturday 8 December 1956 · Davao, Davao Region, Philippines
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 01:521:52 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:254:25+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
05:385:38 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:093:09 PM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
11:2911:29 AM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 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
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05:385:38 AM to 29:385:38+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 | 28:25 04:254:25 AM Sun | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | past sunrise | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 17:545:54 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 15:093:09 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:38 05:385:38 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:004:00 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:004:00 AM | 04:494:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:244:24 AM | 05:385:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:385:38 AM | 07:587:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:385:38 AM | 07:067:06 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:385:38 AM | 06:256:25 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:256:25 AM | 07:127:12 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:587:58 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:198:19 AM | 10:0710:07 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:348:34 AM | 10:0110:01 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4012:40 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:5712:57 PM | 14:252:25 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:271:27 PM | 14:132:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:003:00 PM | 17:215:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:215:21 PM | 18:596:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:215:21 PM | 17:465:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:215:21 PM | 18:356:35 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:067:06 PM | 20:548:54 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0611:06 PM | 23:5411:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |