Saturday 17 July 2010 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 11:4011:40 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:069:06 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:306:30 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:069:06 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
13:151:15 PM
The Sun 86° above S. Day length 13 h 31 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
06:306:30 AM to 30:306:30+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 | Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī | 09:069:06 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 27:44 03:443:44 AM Sun | Citrā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 10:0210:02 AM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 09:069:06 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:30 06:306:30 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:065:06 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:275:27 AM | 06:306:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:306:30 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:306:30 AM | 08:118:11 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:306:30 AM | 07:247:24 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:247:24 AM | 08:188:18 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:529:52 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4812:48 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:021:02 PM | 14:322:32 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:362:36 PM | 17:195:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:572:57 PM | 16:384:38 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:303:30 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:195:19 PM | 20:018:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:018:01 PM | 21:259:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:018:01 PM | 20:228:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:018:01 PM | 21:049:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0510:05 PM | 23:3511:35 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5112:51+1 AM | 25:391:39+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |