Saturday 2 December 2000 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 06:506:50 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:319:31 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī 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
09:319:31 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:3012:30 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 48 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 30:376:37+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 | 09:319:31 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 25:27 01:271:27 AM Sun | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 24:00 00:0012:00 AM Sat | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 09:319:31 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:37 06:376:37 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:594:59 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:594:59 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:235:23 AM | 06:366:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:366:36 AM | 08:588:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:366:36 AM | 08:058:05 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:366:36 AM | 07:247:24 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:247:24 AM | 08:118:11 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:588:58 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:339:33 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:411:41 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:461:46 PM | 15:333:33 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:591:59 PM | 15:273:27 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:282:28 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:034:03 PM | 18:246:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:246:24 PM | 20:028:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:246:24 PM | 18:496:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:246:24 PM | 19:377:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0612:06+1 AM | 24:5412:54+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |