Saturday 27 December 2014 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 14:462:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:2412:24 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:186:18 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:346:34 AM
Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.
Noon
11:3511:35 AM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 34 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
06:186:18 AM to 30:186:18 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 | 12:2412:24 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 06:346:34 AM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 09:539:53 AM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 12:2412:24 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:18 06:186:18 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:304:30 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:304:30 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:574:57 AM | 06:186:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:186:18 AM | 08:258:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:186:18 AM | 07:377:37 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:186:18 AM | 07:007:00 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:007:00 AM | 07:427:42 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:258:25 AM | 10:3110:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:568:56 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1111:11 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:3512:35 PM | 14:062:06 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3812:38 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:5412:54 PM | 14:132:13 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:201:20 PM | 14:032:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:452:45 PM | 16:524:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:524:52 PM | 18:396:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:524:52 PM | 17:195:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:524:52 PM | 18:126:12 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:379:37 PM | 23:0711:07 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1111:11 PM | 23:5911:59 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |