Sunday 13 August 2017 · Kabul, Afghanistan
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 21:579:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:328:32 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:135:13 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:179:17 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
11:5811:58 AM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 13 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
05:135:13 AM to 29:135:13 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 | Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī | 20:328:32 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 28:04 04:044:04 AM Mon | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Śūla | 10:4810:48 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 09:179:17 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:13 05:135:13 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:493:49 AM | 05:135:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:493:49 AM | 04:314:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:104:10 AM | 05:135:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:135:13 AM | 07:557:55 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:557:55 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5811:58 AM | 13:391:39 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:191:19 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:132:13 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:203:20 PM | 17:025:02 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 18:436:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:554:55 PM | 17:495:49 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:025:02 PM | 18:436:43 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:436:43 PM | 20:078:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:436:43 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:436:43 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:069:06 PM | 22:3910:39 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3411:34 PM | 24:2212:22 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:1212:12 AM+1 | 25:451:45 AM+1 | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |