Wednesday 6 June 1973 · Luanda, Angola
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 13:251:25 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:3711:37 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī (Jyaiṣṭha) boundary
At sunrise
06:176:17 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:596:59 AM
Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.
Noon
12:0612:06 PM
The Sun 58° above N. Day length 11 h 37 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
06:176:17 AM to 30:176:17 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 | 11:3711:37 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 27:55 03:553:55 AM Thu | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 06:596:59 AM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 11:3711:37 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:17 06:176:17 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:384:38 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:384:38 AM | 05:275:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:035:03 AM | 06:176:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:176:17 AM | 08:368:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:447:44 AM | 09:119:11 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:368:36 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3810:38 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0612:06 PM | 13:331:33 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:151:15 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 14:482:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:353:35 PM | 17:545:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:134:13 PM | 17:475:47 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:545:54 PM | 19:337:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:545:54 PM | 18:196:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:545:54 PM | 19:097:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4211:42 PM | 24:3012:30 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:351:35 AM+1 | 27:093:09 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |