Thursday 15 December 1977 · Luanda, Angola
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 02:022:02 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2712:27 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī determinate
At sunrise
05:435:43 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:081:08 PM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
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 29:445:44 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 | 24:27 00:2712:27 AM Fri | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 14:322:32 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 14:392:39 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 13:081:08 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:44 05:445:44 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
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 | 04:584:58 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 | 08:158:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:435:43 AM | 07:187:18 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:158:15 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:538:53 AM | 10:2810:28 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:569:56 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3711:37 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 |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:181:18 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:371:37 PM | 15:123:12 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:092:09 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:592:59 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:503:50 PM | 18:216:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:216:21 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:216:21 PM | 18:446:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:216:21 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:359:35 PM | 23:0911:09 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |