Sunday 8 December 2013 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 16:034:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:401:40 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
07:427:42 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:438:43 AM
Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.
Noon
13:011:01 PM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 38 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
07:427:42 AM to 31:437:43 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 | 13:401:40 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 17:485:48 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 08:438:43 AM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 13:401:40 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:43 07:437:43 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:555:55 AM | 07:427:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:555:55 AM | 06:496:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:226:22 AM | 07:427:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:427:42 AM | 09:509:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:058:05 AM | 09:359:35 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:509:50 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:011:01 PM | 14:212:21 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:052:05 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:472:47 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:403:40 PM | 17:005:00 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:124:12 PM | 18:206:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:554:55 PM | 17:375:37 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:005:00 PM | 18:206:20 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:206:20 PM | 20:078:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:206:20 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:206:20 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 25:251:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 26:142:14 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |