Thursday 18 December 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 11:4611:46 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:1710:17 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:545:54 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:228:22 AM
Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.
Noon
13:171:17 PM
The Sun 76° 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
05:545:54 AM to 29:545:54 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 | Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī | 10:1710:17 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 08:228:22 AM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Prīti | 26:36 02:362:36 AM Fri | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:1710:17 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:54 05:545:54 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:404:40 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:404:40 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:584:58 AM | 05:545:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:545:54 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:545:54 AM | 07:447:44 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:046:04 AM | 07:367:36 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:518:51 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:359:35 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4910:49 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:452:45 PM | 17:435:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:083:08 PM | 16:584:58 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:453:45 PM | 16:444:44 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:194:19 PM | 17:555:55 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:444:44 PM | 17:435:43 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:435:43 PM | 20:408:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:408:40 PM | 21:549:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:408:40 PM | 20:588:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:408:40 PM | 21:359:35 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 25:411:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:521:52 AM+1 | 27:273:27 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |