Sunday 27 October 1968 · Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 14:592:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:2912:29 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:096:09 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2912:29 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
11:3611:36 AM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 54 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
06:096:09 AM to 30:106:10 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 | 12:2912:29 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 19:457:45 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 13:271:27 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 12:2912:29 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:10 06:106:10 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:244:24 AM | 06:096:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:244:24 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:504:50 AM | 06:096:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:096:09 AM | 08:208:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:206:20 AM | 07:507:50 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:208:20 AM | 10:3110:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:5812:58 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4212:42 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:251:25 PM | 14:092:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:202:20 PM | 15:413:41 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:522:52 PM | 17:035:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:173:17 PM | 16:464:46 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:363:36 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:413:41 PM | 17:035:03 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:035:03 PM | 18:486:48 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:035:03 PM | 17:295:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:035:03 PM | 18:226:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:233:23 AM+1 | 28:544:54 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |