Sunday 16 June 2002 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 03:553:55 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:511:51 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī (Jyaiṣṭha) determinate
At sunrise
07:347:34 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:4612:46 PM
Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.
Noon
12:2112:21 PM
The Sun 29° above N. Day length 9 h 33 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
07:347:34 AM to 31:357:35 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 | 25:51 01:511:51 AM Mon | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 25:40 01:401:40 AM Mon | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 12:4612:46 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 14:542:54 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:35 07:357:35 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:395:39 AM | 07:347:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:395:39 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:086:08 AM | 07:347:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:347:34 AM | 09:299:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:299:29 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:4012:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:321:32 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:181:18 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:561:56 PM | 14:342:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:192:19 PM | 15:503:50 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:442:44 PM | 15:553:55 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:123:12 PM | 17:075:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:513:51 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:553:55 PM | 17:075:07 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:075:07 PM | 19:037:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:075:07 PM | 17:365:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:075:07 PM | 18:346:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:2411:24 PM | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5711:57 PM | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |