Sunday 26 August 1990 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 11:0711:07 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:041:04 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 34 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMuktābharaṇa Vrata determinate
At sunrise
06:466:46 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1210:12 AM
Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.
Noon
12:5412:54 PM
The Sun 86° above N. Day length 12 h 16 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
06:466:46 AM to 30:466:46+1 AM
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 | 13:041:04 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 10:1210:12 AM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 17:395:39 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 13:041:04 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:46 06:466:46 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:135:13 AM | 06:466:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:135:13 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:365:36 AM | 06:466:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:466:46 AM | 09:149:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:149:14 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:191:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:181:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:5412:54 PM | 14:262:26 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:082:08 PM | 16:354:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:572:57 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:583:58 PM | 17:305:30 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:284:28 PM | 18:156:15 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:354:35 PM | 19:037:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:245:24 PM | 18:136:13 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:305:30 PM | 19:037:03 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:037:03 PM | 20:368:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:037:03 PM | 19:267:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:037:03 PM | 20:138:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3012:30+1 AM | 25:181:18+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:113:11+1 AM | 28:594:59+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |