Wednesday 30 November 2011 · Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 04:094:09 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:164:16 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
07:377:37 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:064:06 PM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:2212:22 PM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 30 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
07:377:37 AM to 31:387:38 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 | 28:16 04:164:16 AM Thu | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 22:4810:48 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 27:25 03:253:25 AM Thu | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 16:064:06 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:38 07:387:38 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:415:41 AM | 07:377:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:415:41 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:106:10 AM | 07:377:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:377:37 AM | 09:319:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:488:48 AM | 09:599:59 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:319:31 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1011:10 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:4112:41 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1112:11 PM | 13:491:49 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:331:33 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:191:19 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:571:57 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:133:13 PM | 17:075:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:075:07 PM | 19:037:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:075:07 PM | 17:365:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:075:07 PM | 18:346:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:013:01 AM+1 | 28:424:42 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |