Friday 28 November 2014 · Kunshan, Jiangsu, China
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 11:2811:28 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:169:16 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:356:35 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:448:44 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
11:4411:44 AM
The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 18 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
06:356:35 AM to 30:366:36 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 | 09:169:16 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 08:448:44 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 16:414:41 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 09:169:16 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:36 06:366:36 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:454:45 AM | 06:356:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:454:45 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:135:13 AM | 06:356:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:356:35 AM | 08:388:38 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:527:52 AM | 09:099:09 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:388:38 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:388:38 AM | 09:209:20 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:2710:27 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2011:20 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:4612:46 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:3012:30 PM | 14:002:00 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4612:46 PM | 14:492:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:271:27 PM | 14:082:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:182:18 PM | 15:363:36 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:492:49 PM | 16:534:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:534:53 PM | 18:436:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:534:53 PM | 17:205:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:534:53 PM | 18:156:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:319:31 PM | 23:0111:01 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2011:20 PM | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |