Tuesday 23 August 2016 · Kabul, Afghanistan
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 02:092:09 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:3911:39 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:205:20 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:5312:53 PM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
11:5611:56 AM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 13 h 11 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
05:205:20 AM to 29:215:21+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 | 23:3911:39 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 14:132:13 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 24:46 00:4612:46 AM Wed | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 12:5312:53 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:21 05:215:21 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:543:54 AM | 05:205:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:543:54 AM | 04:374:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:154:15 AM | 05:205:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:205:20 AM | 07:587:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:327:32 AM | 09:019:01 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:587:58 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:587:58 AM | 08:518:51 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:388:38 AM | 10:1710:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3010:30 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5611:56 AM | 13:341:34 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:151:15 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:072:07 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:133:13 PM | 16:524:52 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:533:53 PM | 18:316:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:316:31 PM | 19:587:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:316:31 PM | 18:536:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:316:31 PM | 19:367:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5110:51 PM | 23:3411:34 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0911:09 PM | 24:3812:38+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3211:32 PM | 24:2012:20+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |