Friday 15 August 2014 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 23:2211:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0110:01 PM.
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
10:3610:36 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:4512:45 PM
The Sun 82° above N. Day length 12 h 18 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 | 22:0110:01 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 26:06 02:062:06 AM Sat | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 27:25 03:253:25 AM Sat | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 10:3610:36 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:36 06:366:36 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:035:03 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:035:03 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:366:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:366:36 AM | 09:049:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:088:08 AM | 09:419:41 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:049:04 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:049:04 AM | 09:539:53 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:101:10 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:101:10 PM | 13:591:59 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:591:59 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:482:48 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:503:50 PM | 17:225:22 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:274:27 PM | 18:546:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:546:54 PM | 20:288:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:546:54 PM | 19:187:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:546:54 PM | 20:048:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:037:03 PM | 20:378:37 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1110:11 PM | 23:4511:45 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2112:21+1 AM | 25:091:09+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |