Saturday 11 December 2010 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 17:025:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:147:14 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī determinate
At sunrise
06:406:40 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:035:03 PM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
12:3412:34 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 47 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
06:406:40 AM to 30:416:41+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 | 19:147:14 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 17:035:03 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 25:05 01:051:05 AM Sun | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 19:147:14 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:41 06:416:41 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:035:03 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:035:03 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:275:27 AM | 06:406:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:406:40 AM | 09:029:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:406:40 AM | 08:098:09 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:406:40 AM | 07:287:28 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:287:28 AM | 08:158:15 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:029:02 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:379:37 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1012:10 PM | 12:5812:58 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1012:10 PM | 12:5812:58 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:451:45 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:022:02 PM | 15:313:31 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:322:32 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:064:06 PM | 18:276:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:276:27 PM | 20:058:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:276:27 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:276:27 PM | 19:417:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1012:10+1 AM | 24:5812:58+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:071:07+1 AM | 26:542:54+1 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |