Tuesday 10 December 2002 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 11:3811:38 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:2312:23 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:525:52 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2312:23 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
13:131:13 PM
The Sun 75° above N. Day length 14 h 42 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
05:525:52 AM to 29:525:52 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 | 12:2312:23 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 13:511:51 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 24:38 00:3812:38 AM Wed | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 12:2312:23 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:564:56 AM | 05:525:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:525:52 AM | 08:488:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:488:48 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:488:48 AM | 09:479:47 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:329:32 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4912:49 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:131:13 PM | 15:033:03 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:412:41 PM | 17:385:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:403:40 PM | 16:394:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:534:53 PM | 18:446:44 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:385:38 PM | 20:348:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:348:34 PM | 21:489:48 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:348:34 PM | 20:538:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:348:34 PM | 21:309:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:399:39 PM | 23:2311:23 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 25:371:37 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |