Saturday 1 September 2018 · Kabul, Afghanistan
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 21:129:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:458:45 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:265:26 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:029:02 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
11:5311:53 AM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 12 h 53 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
05:265:26 AM to 29:275:27 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 | 20:458:45 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 20:028:02 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 17:115:11 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 09:029:02 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:27 05:275:27 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:583:58 AM | 05:265:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:583:58 AM | 04:424:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:204:20 AM | 05:265:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:265:26 AM | 08:018:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:265:26 AM | 07:037:03 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:265:26 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 05:295:29 AM | 07:067:06 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:186:18 AM | 07:107:10 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:018:01 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:408:40 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:101:10 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:301:30 PM | 15:063:06 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:113:11 PM | 16:484:48 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:453:45 PM | 18:206:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:206:20 PM | 19:497:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:206:20 PM | 18:426:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:206:20 PM | 19:277:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2911:29 PM | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |