Tuesday 28 February 2012 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 14:532:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:345:34 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:347:34 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:334:33 PM
Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.
Noon
13:221:22 PM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 11 h 36 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
07:347:34 AM to 31:337:33 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 | 17:345:34 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 16:334:33 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Indra | 25:41 01:411:41 AM Wed | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 17:345:34 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:33 07:337:33 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:555:55 AM | 07:347:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:555:55 AM | 06:446:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:196:19 AM | 07:347:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:347:34 AM | 09:539:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:539:53 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:539:53 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2810:28 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0711:07 AM | 12:5612:56 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:221:22 PM | 14:492:49 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:322:32 PM | 16:514:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:183:18 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:164:16 PM | 17:435:43 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:514:51 PM | 19:107:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:107:10 PM | 20:498:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:107:10 PM | 19:357:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:107:10 PM | 20:248:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5812:58 AM+1 | 25:461:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:056:05 AM+1 | 31:537:53 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |