Sunday 27 August 2017 · Kabul, Afghanistan
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 20:188:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:429:42 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:235:23 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:558:55 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
11:5511:55 AM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 03 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
05:235:23 AM to 29:245:24 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 | 21:429:42 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 16:454:45 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 22:1410:14 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 08:558:55 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:24 05:245:24 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:563:56 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:563:56 AM | 04:394:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:174:17 AM | 05:235:23 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:235:23 AM | 08:008:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:157:15 AM | 08:598:59 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:008:00 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5511:55 AM | 13:321:32 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:131:13 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:052:05 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:103:10 PM | 16:484:48 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:493:49 PM | 18:266:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:424:42 PM | 17:345:34 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:484:48 PM | 18:266:26 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:266:26 PM | 19:547:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:266:26 PM | 18:486:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:266:26 PM | 19:327:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5410:54 PM | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3111:31 PM | 24:1912:19 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |