Wednesday 29 October 2014 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 03:183:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:411:41+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:157:15 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:312:31 PM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:5312:53 PM
The Sun 52° above S. Day length 11 h 16 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
07:157:15 AM to 31:157:15+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 | 25:41 01:411:41 AM Thu | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 30:00 06:006:00 AM Thu | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 20:538:53 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 14:312:31 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:15 07:157:15 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:335:33 AM | 07:157:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:335:33 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:585:58 AM | 07:157:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:157:15 AM | 09:309:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:398:39 AM | 10:0410:04 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:309:30 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:171:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:151:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:5312:53 PM | 14:172:17 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:002:00 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:452:45 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:114:11 PM | 17:435:43 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:164:16 PM | 18:316:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:316:31 PM | 20:138:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:316:31 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:316:31 PM | 19:477:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2912:29+1 AM | 25:171:17+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:231:23+1 AM | 26:562:56+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |