Wednesday 11 September 2013 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 17:215:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:543:54 PM.
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
10:0310:03 AM
Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.
Noon
13:061:06 PM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 12 h 24 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 30:546:54 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 | 15:543:54 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 10:0310:03 AM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 13:381:38 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 15:543:54 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:54 06:546:54 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
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 | 06:076:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:445:44 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 |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:278:27 AM | 10:0010:00 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:239:23 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3311:33 AM | 13:061:06 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:061:06 PM | 14:392:39 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:531:53 PM | 15:263:26 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:202:20 PM | 16:494:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:103:10 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:494:49 PM | 19:177:17 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:177:17 PM | 20:508:50 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:177:17 PM | 19:417:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:177:17 PM | 20:278:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0711:07 PM | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 25:301:30 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |