Sunday 29 November 1908 · Erbil, Iraq
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 17:525:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:513:51 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
06:526:52 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4310:43 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
11:4911:49 AM
The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 55 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
06:526:52 AM to 30:536:53 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 | 15:513:51 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 10:4310:43 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 14:442:44 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 15:513:51 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:53 06:536:53 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:594:59 AM | 06:526:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:594:59 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:275:27 AM | 06:526:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:526:52 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:518:51 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4911:49 AM | 13:041:04 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4912:49 PM | 14:482:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:281:28 PM | 14:082:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:182:18 PM | 15:323:32 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:292:29 PM | 16:004:00 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:482:48 PM | 16:474:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:273:27 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:323:32 PM | 16:474:47 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:474:47 PM | 18:406:40 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:474:47 PM | 17:155:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:474:47 PM | 18:116:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3211:32 PM | 25:021:02 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |