Wednesday 18 September 1996 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 05:185:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:304:30+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:215:21 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:228:22 AM
Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.
Noon
11:2811:28 AM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 12 h 13 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
05:215:21 AM to 29:225:22+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 | 28:30 04:304:30 AM Thu | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 08:228:22 AM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 22:0910:09 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 16:584:58 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:22 05:225:22 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:473:47 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:473:47 AM | 04:344:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:114:11 AM | 05:215:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:215:21 AM | 07:487:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:536:53 AM | 08:248:24 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:487:48 AM | 10:1410:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:569:56 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:5912:59 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:561:56 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4112:41 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:301:30 PM | 14:192:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:083:08 PM | 17:345:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:345:34 PM | 19:097:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:345:34 PM | 17:585:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:345:34 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:529:52 PM | 23:2811:28 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0411:04 PM | 23:5211:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |