Monday 13 September 2010 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 03:063:06 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:571:57+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:546:54 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:252:25 PM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
13:051:05 PM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 12 h 21 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
06:546:54 AM to 30:556:55+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 | 25:57 01:571:57 AM Tue | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 16:084:08 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 16:314:31 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 14:252:25 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:55 06:556:55 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:546:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:455:45 AM | 06:546:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:546:54 AM | 09:239:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:387:38 AM | 09:109:10 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:278:27 AM | 10:0010:00 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:239:23 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3211:32 AM | 13:051:05 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:301:30 PM | 14:192:19 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:192:19 PM | 16:474:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:382:38 PM | 16:104:10 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:093:09 PM | 15:583:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:583:58 PM | 16:474:47 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:474:47 PM | 19:167:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:167:16 PM | 20:498:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:167:16 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:167:16 PM | 20:258:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:098:09 PM | 21:459:45 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4112:41+1 AM | 25:291:29+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:465:46+1 AM | 31:227:22+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |