Friday 9 September 2005 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 21:119:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:019:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:445:44 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:119:11 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
11:5011:50 AM
The Sun 88° above S. Day length 12 h 11 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
05:445:44 AM to 29:445:44+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 | 21:019:01 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 17:055:05 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 22:4310:43 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 09:119:11 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:44 05:445:44 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:104:10 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:104:10 AM | 04:574:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:334:33 AM | 05:445:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:445:44 AM | 08:108:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:167:16 AM | 08:478:47 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:038:03 AM | 09:429:42 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:108:10 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:108:10 AM | 08:598:59 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:1810:18 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:521:52 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:532:53 PM | 16:244:24 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:293:29 PM | 17:555:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:555:55 PM | 19:307:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:555:55 PM | 18:196:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:555:55 PM | 19:067:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:059:05 PM | 22:4110:41 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1412:14+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |