Sunday 2 September 2007 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 16:284:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:521:52 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:455:45 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:517:51 AM
Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.
Noon
11:5211:52 AM
The Sun 89° above N. Day length 12 h 14 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
05:455:45 AM to 29:455:45 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 | Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī | 13:521:52 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 11:4611:46 AM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 07:517:51 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:521:52 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:45 05:455:45 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:455:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:114:11 AM | 04:584:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:354:35 AM | 05:455:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:455:45 AM | 08:128:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:207:20 AM | 08:498:49 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:128:12 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5211:52 AM | 13:241:24 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:061:06 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:551:55 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:562:56 PM | 16:274:27 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:323:32 PM | 17:595:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:214:21 PM | 17:105:10 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:274:27 PM | 17:595:59 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:595:59 PM | 19:337:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:595:59 PM | 18:236:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:595:59 PM | 19:107:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5910:59 PM | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2811:28 PM | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |