Sunday 18 November 2012 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 01:541:54 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0112:01 AM+1.
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
12:5312:53 PM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
11:3811:38 AM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 11 h 47 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 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 | 24:01 00:0112:01 AM Mon | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 15:043:04 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 15:543:54 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 12:5312:53 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:44 05:445:44 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:064:06 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:064:06 AM | 04:554:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:314:31 AM | 05:445:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:445:44 AM | 08:068:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:068:06 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:039:03 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3811:38 AM | 13:061:06 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4912:49 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:361:36 PM | 14:232:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:352:35 PM | 16:034:03 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:103:10 PM | 17:325:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:573:57 PM | 16:444:44 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:034:03 PM | 17:325:32 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:325:32 PM | 19:097:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:325:32 PM | 17:565:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:325:32 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:566:56 PM | 20:298:29 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:134:13 AM+1 | 29:465:46 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |