Sunday 2 September 1973 · Luanda, Angola
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 00:0112:01 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:181:18 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:096:09 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:008:00 AM
Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 73° above N. Day length 11 h 56 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
06:096:09 AM to 30:086:08 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 | 25:18 01:181:18 AM Mon | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 08:008:00 AM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 26:59 02:592:59 AM Mon | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 12:3412:34 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:08 06:086:08 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:324:32 AM | 06:096:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:324:32 AM | 05:205:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:564:56 AM | 06:096:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:096:09 AM | 08:328:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:328:32 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:361:36 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:181:18 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:052:05 PM | 15:503:50 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:062:06 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:063:06 PM | 16:354:35 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:423:42 PM | 18:056:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:294:29 PM | 17:175:17 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:354:35 PM | 18:056:05 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:056:05 PM | 19:417:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:056:05 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:056:05 PM | 19:177:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3212:32 AM+1 | 26:162:16 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |