Sunday 26 November 2006 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 17:535:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:454:45 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī determinate
At sunrise
05:475:47 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:236:23 AM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
11:4011:40 AM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 46 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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05:475:47 AM to 29:475:47 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 | 16:454:45 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 18:136:13 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 06:236:23 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 16:454:45 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:47 05:475:47 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:094:09 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:094:09 AM | 04:584:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:344:34 AM | 05:475:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:475:47 AM | 08:088:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:028:02 AM | 09:369:36 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:088:08 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4011:40 AM | 13:081:08 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5112:51 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:381:38 PM | 14:252:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:362:36 PM | 16:054:05 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:123:12 PM | 17:335:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:593:59 PM | 16:464:46 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:054:05 PM | 17:335:33 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:335:33 PM | 19:117:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:335:33 PM | 17:575:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:335:33 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0510:05 PM | 23:3811:38 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1611:16 PM | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |