Saturday 29 November 2003 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 18:246:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:574:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī determinate
At sunrise
05:535:53 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:342:34 PM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
13:081:08 PM
The Sun 74° above N. Day length 14 h 31 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
05:535:53 AM to 29:535:53+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 | 16:574:57 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 14:342:34 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 21:189:18 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 16:574:57 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:53 05:535:53 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:155:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:564:56 AM | 05:535:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:535:53 AM | 08:478:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:535:53 AM | 07:427:42 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:535:53 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:516:51 AM | 07:497:49 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:478:47 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:319:31 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:352:35 PM | 17:305:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:572:57 PM | 16:464:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:333:33 PM | 16:324:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:305:30 PM | 20:248:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:336:33 PM | 20:098:09 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:248:24 PM | 21:409:40 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:248:24 PM | 20:438:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:248:24 PM | 21:219:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4412:44+1 AM | 25:321:32+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:074:07+1 AM | 29:425:42+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |