Monday 4 December 2073 · Luanda, Angola
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 20:168:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:368:36 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
05:395:39 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:217:21 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
11:5811:58 AM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 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
05:395:39 AM to 29:405:40 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 | 20:368:36 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 07:217:21 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 28:41 04:414:41 AM Tue | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 08:198:19 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:40 05:405:40 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:084:08 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:084:08 AM | 04:544:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:314:31 AM | 05:395:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:395:39 AM | 08:118:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:147:14 AM | 08:498:49 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:118:11 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2310:23 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3311:33 AM | 13:151:15 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:131:13 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:131:13 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:321:32 PM | 15:073:07 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:042:04 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:542:54 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:453:45 PM | 18:166:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:166:16 PM | 19:477:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:166:16 PM | 18:396:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:166:16 PM | 19:247:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:409:40 PM | 23:2111:21 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3411:34 PM | 24:2212:22 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |