Thursday 4 December 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 16:454:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:436:43 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī determinate
At sunrise
05:525:52 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
18:436:43 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
13:101:10 PM
The Sun 74° above N. Day length 14 h 38 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
05:525:52 AM to 29:525:52 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 | 18:436:43 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | past sunrise | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 26:22 02:222:22 AM Fri | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 18:436:43 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:554:55 AM | 05:525:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:525:52 AM | 08:478:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:525:52 AM | 07:417:41 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:478:47 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:508:50 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:319:31 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4410:44 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:382:38 PM | 17:345:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:003:00 PM | 16:504:50 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:373:37 PM | 16:354:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:354:35 PM | 17:345:34 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:345:34 PM | 20:298:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:187:18 PM | 21:039:03 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:298:29 PM | 21:449:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:298:29 PM | 20:488:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:298:29 PM | 21:269:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 25:341:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |