Friday 21 December 2001 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 13:411:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:094:09 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3010:30 AM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
13:181:18 PM
The Sun 76° above N. Day length 14 h 47 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
05:555:55 AM to 29:555:55 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 | 16:094:09 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 21:119:11 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 10:3010:30 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 16:094:09 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:55 05:555:55 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:594:59 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:528:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:467:46 AM | 09:369:36 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:528:52 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:528:52 AM | 09:519:51 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2711:27 AM | 13:181:18 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4912:49 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:061:06 PM | 14:542:54 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:481:48 PM | 14:472:47 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:472:47 PM | 17:445:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:463:46 PM | 16:454:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 17:005:00 PM | 18:516:51 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:445:44 PM | 20:418:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:418:41 PM | 21:559:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:418:41 PM | 21:009:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:418:41 PM | 21:379:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 25:421:42 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:224:22 AM+1 | 30:106:10 AM+1 | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |