Tuesday 14 October 2014 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 12:0412:04 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:4912:49 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:077:07 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:548:54 AM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
12:5512:55 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
07:077:07 AM to 31:077:07+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 | Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī | 12:4912:49 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 08:548:54 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 27:04 03:043:04 AM Wed | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:4912:49 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:07 07:077:07 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:285:28 AM | 07:077:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:285:28 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:535:53 AM | 07:077:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:077:07 AM | 09:269:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:269:26 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:269:26 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0110:01 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:191:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:181:18 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5512:55 PM | 14:222:22 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:052:05 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:512:51 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:493:49 PM | 17:165:16 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:244:24 PM | 18:436:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:585:58 PM | 19:427:42 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:436:43 PM | 20:228:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:436:43 PM | 19:087:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:436:43 PM | 19:587:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:4111:41 PM | 24:3012:30+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0112:01+1 AM | 25:451:45+1 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3112:31+1 AM | 25:191:19+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |