Wednesday 21 November 2001 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 16:574:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:486:48 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:565:56 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
18:486:48 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
13:061:06 PM
The Sun 72° above N. Day length 14 h 19 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
05:565:56 AM to 29:565:56 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 | 18:486:48 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | past sunrise | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 26:43 02:432:43 AM Thu | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 18:486:48 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:584:58 AM | 05:565:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:565:56 AM | 08:488:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:447:44 AM | 09:319:31 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:488:48 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:588:58 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1911:19 AM | 13:061:06 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:061:06 PM | 14:542:54 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:322:32 PM | 17:245:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:293:29 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:245:24 PM | 20:168:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:367:36 PM | 21:229:22 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:168:16 PM | 21:339:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:168:16 PM | 20:358:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:168:16 PM | 21:149:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 25:301:30 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |