Monday 26 August 2013 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 21:179:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0510:05 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:125:12 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:086:08 AM
Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.
Noon
11:3611:36 AM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 46 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
05:125:12 AM to 29:135:13 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 | 22:0510:05 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 06:086:08 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 13:481:48 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 09:359:35 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:13 05:135:13 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:433:43 AM | 05:125:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:433:43 AM | 04:274:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:054:05 AM | 05:125:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:125:12 AM | 07:467:46 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:486:48 AM | 08:248:24 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:467:46 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1011:10 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1111:11 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5212:52 PM | 15:253:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:111:11 PM | 14:472:47 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:431:43 PM | 14:342:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:342:34 PM | 15:253:25 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:253:25 PM | 17:595:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:254:25 PM | 18:086:08 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:595:59 PM | 19:297:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:595:59 PM | 18:216:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:595:59 PM | 19:067:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:422:42 AM+1 | 28:254:25 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |