Thursday 8 May 2003 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 09:029:02 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:549:54 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:077:07 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:549:54 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 35° above N. Day length 10 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
07:077:07 AM to 31:087:08+1 AM
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 | 09:549:54 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | past sunrise | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 13:021:02 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 09:549:54 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:08 07:087:08 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:185:18 AM | 07:077:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:185:18 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:455:45 AM | 07:077:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:077:07 AM | 09:119:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:077:07 AM | 08:248:24 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:119:11 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:429:42 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3310:33 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:181:18 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:341:34 PM | 14:512:51 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:412:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:412:41 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:512:51 PM | 16:314:31 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:223:22 PM | 17:265:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:265:26 PM | 19:167:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:265:26 PM | 17:535:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:265:26 PM | 18:486:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4912:49+1 AM | 26:292:29+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |