Tuesday 11 August 2009 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 04:044:04 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:034:03+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:475:47 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:451:45 PM
Revatī gives way to Aśvinī.
Noon
11:5811:58 AM
The Sun 82° above N. Day length 12 h 21 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
05:475:47 AM to 29:475:47+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 | Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī | 28:03 04:034:03 AM Wed | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Revatī | 13:451:45 PM | Aśvinī |
| Yoga | Śūla | 22:0210:02 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 16:074:07 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:47 05:475:47 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:144:14 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:144:14 AM | 05:015:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:374:37 AM | 05:475:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:475:47 AM | 08:158:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:158:15 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:158:15 AM | 09:059:05 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:528:52 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:5512:55 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5811:58 AM | 13:301:30 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:012:01 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:033:03 PM | 16:364:36 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:403:40 PM | 18:086:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:086:08 PM | 19:417:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:086:08 PM | 18:326:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:086:08 PM | 19:187:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4810:48 PM | 23:3411:34 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3411:34 PM | 24:2212:22+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |