Sunday 14 December 1969 · Luanda, Angola
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 18:486:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:324:32 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
05:435:43 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:079:07 AM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 76° 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
05:435:43 AM to 29:435:43+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 | 16:324:32 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 09:079:07 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 11:0711:07 AM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 16:324:32 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:43 05:435:43 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:124:12 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:124:12 AM | 04:574:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:354:35 AM | 05:435:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:435:43 AM | 08:148:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:148:14 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0212:02 PM | 13:361:36 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:181:18 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:082:08 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:113:11 PM | 16:464:46 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:493:49 PM | 18:216:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:573:57 PM | 17:285:28 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:404:40 PM | 17:305:30 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:464:46 PM | 18:216:21 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:216:21 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:216:21 PM | 18:436:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:216:21 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2612:26+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:031:03+1 AM | 26:342:34+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |