Wednesday 16 September 2026 · Luanda, Angola
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 04:304:30 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:186:18 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:016:01 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:537:53 AM
Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 79° above N. Day length 12 h 03 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
06:016:01 AM to 30:006:00 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 | past sunrise | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 12:5312:53 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 07:537:53 AM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 17:205:20 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:00 06:006:00 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:254:25 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:254:25 AM | 05:135:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:494:49 AM | 06:016:01 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:016:01 AM | 08:258:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:317:31 AM | 09:019:01 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:258:25 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3210:32 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0212:02 PM | 13:321:32 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:141:14 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:393:39 PM | 18:036:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:185:18 PM | 19:047:04 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:036:03 PM | 19:397:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:036:03 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:036:03 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:543:54 AM+1 | 29:405:40 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |