Sunday 20 August 2000 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 06:146:14 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:385:38+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:366:36 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:593:59 PM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
12:4412:44 PM
The Sun 84° 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
06:366:36 AM to 30:366:36+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 | Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī | 29:38 05:385:38 AM Mon | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 23:3211:32 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 15:593:59 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 18:006:00 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:36 06:366:36 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:025:02 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:025:02 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:366:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:366:36 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:081:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:081:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:4412:44 PM | 14:162:16 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:581:58 PM | 16:254:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:472:47 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:483:48 PM | 17:205:20 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:164:16 PM | 17:535:53 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:254:25 PM | 18:526:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:145:14 PM | 18:036:03 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:205:20 PM | 18:526:52 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:526:52 PM | 20:268:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:526:52 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:526:52 PM | 20:028:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:307:30 PM | 21:079:07 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2012:20+1 AM | 25:081:08+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |