Saturday 15 September 2018 · Kowloon, Hong Kong
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 16:544:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:155:15 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:106:10 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:155:15 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:1912:19 PM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 12 h 17 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
06:106:10 AM to 30:106:10 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 | 17:155:15 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 29:19 05:195:19 AM Sun | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 25:24 01:241:24 AM Sun | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 17:155:15 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:10 06:106:10 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:364:36 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:364:36 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:005:00 AM | 06:106:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:106:10 AM | 08:378:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:106:10 AM | 07:427:42 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:106:10 AM | 06:596:59 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:596:59 AM | 07:487:48 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:118:11 AM | 09:529:52 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:378:37 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:149:14 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:321:32 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:511:51 PM | 15:233:23 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:212:21 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:593:59 PM | 18:276:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:206:20 PM | 20:018:01 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:276:27 PM | 20:018:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:276:27 PM | 18:506:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:276:27 PM | 19:377:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |