Tuesday 4 November 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 21:219:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:5511:55 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:106:10 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4010:40 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
13:041:04 PM
The Sun 68° above N. Day length 13 h 47 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
06:106:10 AM to 30:096:09 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 | 23:5511:55 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 16:114:11 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 19:357:35 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:4010:40 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:09 06:096:09 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:484:48 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:484:48 AM | 05:295:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:095:09 AM | 06:106:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:106:10 AM | 08:568:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:568:56 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:568:56 AM | 09:519:51 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:379:37 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4610:46 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:041:04 PM | 14:472:47 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:272:27 PM | 17:125:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:223:22 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:314:31 PM | 18:146:14 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:125:12 PM | 19:587:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:587:58 PM | 21:199:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:587:58 PM | 20:188:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:587:58 PM | 20:598:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 25:281:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:071:07 AM+1 | 26:542:54 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |