Monday 29 August 1949 · Lüliang, Shanxi, China
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 20:228:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:006:00 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:036:03 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:087:08 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:3612:36 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 07 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
06:036:03 AM to 30:046:04 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 | 18:006:00 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 10:1610:16 AM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 11:5811:58 AM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 07:087:08 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:04 06:046:04 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:364:36 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:364:36 AM | 05:195:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:584:58 AM | 06:036:03 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:036:03 AM | 08:408:40 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:417:41 AM | 09:199:19 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:408:40 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5810:58 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1012:10 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:021:02 PM | 13:551:55 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:551:55 PM | 16:324:32 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:152:15 PM | 15:533:53 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:472:47 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:343:34 PM | 17:055:05 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:403:40 PM | 16:324:32 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:324:32 PM | 19:107:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:107:10 PM | 20:378:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:107:10 PM | 19:317:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:107:10 PM | 20:158:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 25:011:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 26:092:09 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |