Monday 28 January 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 22:5610:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:3812:38+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4311:43 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
13:331:33 PM
The Sun 71° above N. Day length 14 h 08 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
06:286:28 AM to 30:306:30+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 | Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī | 24:38 00:3812:38 AM Tue | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 19:187:18 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 12:2312:23 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 11:4311:43 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:30 06:306:30 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:105:10 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:105:10 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:295:29 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 09:189:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:158:15 AM | 10:0110:01 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:189:18 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4711:47 AM | 13:331:33 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4712:47 PM | 14:312:31 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:041:04 PM | 14:012:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:091:09 PM | 13:571:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:012:01 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:572:57 PM | 17:475:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:193:19 PM | 17:055:05 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:543:54 PM | 16:514:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:514:51 PM | 17:475:47 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:475:47 PM | 20:378:37 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:378:37 PM | 21:569:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:378:37 PM | 20:578:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:378:37 PM | 21:369:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:091:09+1 AM | 25:571:57+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:094:09+1 AM | 29:565:56+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |