Saturday 17 December 1966 · Erbil, Iraq
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 06:576:57 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:578:57 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
07:097:09 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:062:06 PM
Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.
Noon
12:0012:00 PM
The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 42 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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07:097:09 AM to 31:107:10 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 | past sunrise | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 17:245:24 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 14:062:06 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 19:537:53 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:10 07:107:10 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:155:15 AM | 07:097:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:435:43 AM | 07:097:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:097:09 AM | 09:059:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:097:09 AM | 08:228:22 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:097:09 AM | 07:487:48 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:487:48 AM | 08:278:27 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:059:05 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:349:34 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5812:58 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:131:13 PM | 14:252:25 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:371:37 PM | 14:162:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:542:54 PM | 16:514:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:514:51 PM | 18:456:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:514:51 PM | 17:195:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:514:51 PM | 18:176:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:241:24 AM+1 | 27:103:10 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |