Sunday 27 May 2012 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 16:414:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:005:00 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī (Jyaiṣṭha) determinate
At sunrise
06:206:20 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:005:00 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
13:061:06 PM
The Sun 86° above S. Day length 13 h 32 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
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06:206:20 AM to 30:206:20 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 | 17:005:00 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 27:14 03:143:14 AM Mon | Maghā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 22:2110:21 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 17:005:00 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:20 06:206:20 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:574:57 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:574:57 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:185:18 AM | 06:206:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:206:20 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:061:06 PM | 14:482:48 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:282:28 PM | 17:105:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:223:22 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:413:41 PM | 17:205:20 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:294:29 PM | 18:116:11 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:105:10 PM | 19:527:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 18:046:04 PM | 18:586:58 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:116:11 PM | 19:527:52 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:527:52 PM | 21:169:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:527:52 PM | 20:138:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:527:52 PM | 20:558:55 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 25:301:30 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:351:35 AM+1 | 27:143:14 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |