Monday 23 November 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 14:042:04 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:474:47 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:474:47 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
13:061:06 PM
The Sun 73° above N. Day length 14 h 23 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
05:555:55 AM to 29:555:55+1 AM
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 | 16:474:47 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 25:28 01:281:28 AM Tue | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 17:475:47 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 16:474:47 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:55 05:555:55 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:384:38 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:384:38 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:584:58 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:488:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:437:43 AM | 09:319:31 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:488:48 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1911:19 AM | 13:071:07 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:351:35 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:421:42 PM | 15:313:31 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:332:33 PM | 17:265:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:552:55 PM | 16:424:42 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:313:31 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:284:28 PM | 17:265:26 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:265:26 PM | 20:188:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:188:18 PM | 21:359:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:188:18 PM | 20:378:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:188:18 PM | 21:169:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4212:42+1 AM | 25:301:30+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |