Wednesday 18 June 1980 · Luanda, Angola
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 20:218:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0710:07 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī (Jyaiṣṭha) determinate
At sunrise
06:206:20 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:109:10 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:0812:08 PM
The Sun 58° above N. Day length 11 h 36 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
06:206:20 AM to 30:206:20 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 | 22:0710:07 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 16:284:28 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Vajra | 21:309:30 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 09:109:10 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:20 06:206:20 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:414:41 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:305:30 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:065:06 AM | 06:206:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:206:20 AM | 08:398:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:477:47 AM | 09:149:14 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:398:39 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4110:41 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0812:08 PM | 13:351:35 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:181:18 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:511:51 PM | 15:363:36 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:042:04 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:373:37 PM | 17:565:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:565:56 PM | 19:357:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:565:56 PM | 18:216:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:565:56 PM | 19:117:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4411:44 PM | 24:3212:32 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:231:23 AM+1 | 27:103:10 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |