Sunday 16 December 2007 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 10:3610:36 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:3010:30 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:535:53 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3010:30 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
13:151:15 PM
The Sun 75° above N. Day length 14 h 46 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 | 10:3010:30 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 25:35 01:351:35 AM Mon | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 25:07 01:071:07 AM Mon | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 10:3010:30 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:53 05:535:53 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:165:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:574:57 AM | 05:535:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:535:53 AM | 08:508:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:408:40 AM | 10:1710:17 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:508:50 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:151:15 PM | 15:063:06 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:442:44 PM | 17:415:41 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:433:43 PM | 16:424:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:574:57 PM | 18:486:48 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:415:41 PM | 20:388:38 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:206:20 PM | 19:577:57 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 18:406:40 PM | 19:397:39 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:486:48 PM | 20:388:38 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:388:38 PM | 21:529:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:388:38 PM | 20:578:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:388:38 PM | 21:349:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5212:52+1 AM | 25:401:40+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |