Tuesday 24 May 1977 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 19:137:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:208:20 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī (Jyaiṣṭha) determinate
At sunrise
05:435:43 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:507:50 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:2312:23 PM
The Sun 88° above S. Day length 13 h 20 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
05:435:43 AM to 29:435:43 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 | 20:208:20 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 10:3310:33 AM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 11:4011:40 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 07:507:50 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:43 05:435:43 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:184:18 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:184:18 AM | 05:015:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:394:39 AM | 05:435:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:435:43 AM | 08:238:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:238:23 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:238:23 AM | 09:179:17 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:039:03 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:5012:50 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2312:23 PM | 14:042:04 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:441:44 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:372:37 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:443:44 PM | 17:245:24 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:244:24 PM | 19:047:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:047:04 PM | 20:298:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:047:04 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:047:04 PM | 20:088:08 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1911:19 PM | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 25:471:47 AM+1 | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |