Saturday 3 January 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 10:0910:09 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:0011:00 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:046:04 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0011:00 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
13:251:25 PM
The Sun 75° above N. Day length 14 h 42 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
06:046:04 AM to 30:046:04 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 | 11:0011:00 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 15:503:50 PM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 29:05 05:055:05 AM Sun | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 11:0011:00 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:04 06:046:04 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:494:49 AM | 06:046:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:494:49 AM | 05:265:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:085:08 AM | 06:046:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:046:04 AM | 09:009:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:046:04 AM | 07:547:54 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:046:04 AM | 07:027:02 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:027:02 AM | 08:018:01 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:257:25 AM | 09:069:06 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:009:00 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:449:44 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:541:54 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:001:00 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:532:53 PM | 17:495:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:153:15 PM | 17:055:05 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:513:51 PM | 16:504:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:495:49 PM | 20:458:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:458:45 PM | 22:0010:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:458:45 PM | 21:049:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:458:45 PM | 21:419:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:011:01 AM+1 | 25:491:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:401:40 AM+1 | 27:183:18 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |