Wednesday 20 June 2007 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 18:226:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:277:27 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī (Jyaiṣṭha) determinate
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:496:49 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:4212:42 PM
The Sun 72° above N. Day length 12 h 27 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
06:286:28 AM to 30:296:29+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 | 19:277:27 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 11:4911:49 AM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Vajra | 14:542:54 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 06:496:49 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:29 06:296:29 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:564:56 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:564:56 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:195:19 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 08:588:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:028:02 AM | 09:359:35 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:588:58 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:169:16 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:0911:09 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:061:06 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:4212:42 PM | 14:162:16 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:571:57 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:472:47 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:264:26 PM | 18:566:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:566:56 PM | 20:288:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:566:56 PM | 19:197:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:566:56 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:328:32 PM | 22:1710:17 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1812:18+1 AM | 25:061:06+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |