Monday 18 December 2023 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 15:043:04 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:4412:44 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
06:136:13 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:4412:44 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
11:3011:30 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
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06:136:13 AM to 30:146:14 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 | 12:4412:44 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 22:5210:52 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 19:017:01 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 12:4412:44 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:14 06:146:14 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:264:26 AM | 06:136:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:205:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:534:53 AM | 06:136:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:136:13 AM | 08:208:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:097:09 AM | 08:388:38 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:337:33 AM | 08:528:52 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:208:20 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1110:11 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0911:09 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3412:34 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4912:49 PM | 14:092:09 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:161:16 PM | 13:581:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:581:58 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:402:40 PM | 16:474:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:084:08 PM | 17:375:37 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:474:47 PM | 18:356:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:474:47 PM | 17:145:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:474:47 PM | 18:086:08 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0711:07 PM | 23:5511:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:554:55 AM+1 | 30:256:25 AM+1 | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |