Monday 1 September 2014 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 07:167:16 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:457:45 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:506:50 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:457:45 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
13:091:09 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 12 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
06:506:50 AM to 30:506:50+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 | 07:457:45 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 20:318:31 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 17:465:46 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 07:457:45 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:50 06:506:50 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:195:19 AM | 06:506:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:195:19 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:425:42 AM | 06:506:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:506:50 AM | 09:229:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:258:25 AM | 10:0010:00 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:229:22 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:2511:25 AM | 13:041:04 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3411:34 AM | 13:091:09 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:341:34 PM | 14:252:25 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:252:25 PM | 16:564:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:442:44 PM | 16:194:19 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:153:15 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:064:06 PM | 16:564:56 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:564:56 PM | 19:287:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:287:28 PM | 20:598:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:287:28 PM | 19:517:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:287:28 PM | 20:368:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3212:32+1 AM | 26:092:09+1 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4512:45+1 AM | 25:331:33+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |