Tuesday 17 March 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 11:4311:43 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:221:22 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:207:20 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:221:22 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
13:291:29 PM
The Sun 54° above N. Day length 12 h 16 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
07:207:20 AM to 31:217:21 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 | 13:221:22 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 17:235:23 PM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 18:226:22 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:221:22 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:21 07:217:21 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:475:47 AM | 07:207:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:475:47 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:106:10 AM | 07:207:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:207:20 AM | 09:479:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:479:47 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:479:47 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2410:24 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:041:04 PM | 13:531:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:041:04 PM | 13:521:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:281:28 PM | 15:003:00 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:422:42 PM | 17:095:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:313:31 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:324:32 PM | 18:046:04 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:095:09 PM | 19:367:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:367:36 PM | 21:109:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:367:36 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:367:36 PM | 20:478:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3811:38 PM | 25:251:25 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | 25:051:05 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:051:05 AM+1 | 25:531:53 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |