Wednesday 23 August 1978 · Luanda, Angola
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 00:1012:10 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0312:03 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:146:14 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0012:00 PM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:1012:10 PM
The Sun 70° above N. Day length 11 h 52 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
06:146:14 AM to 30:136:13 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 | Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī | 24:03 00:0312:03 AM Thu | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 13:431:43 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 25:36 01:361:36 AM Thu | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 12:0012:00 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:13 06:136:13 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:374:37 AM | 06:146:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:255:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:015:01 AM | 06:146:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:146:14 AM | 08:368:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:276:27 AM | 08:048:04 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:437:43 AM | 09:129:12 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:368:36 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:419:41 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4110:41 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1012:10 PM | 13:391:39 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:211:21 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:082:08 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:433:43 PM | 18:066:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:066:06 PM | 19:437:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:066:06 PM | 18:306:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:066:06 PM | 19:187:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4411:44 PM | 25:241:24 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4611:46 PM | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |