Thursday 27 November 2014 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 00:2812:28 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:1610:16 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī determinate
At sunrise
06:346:34 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:408:40 AM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
12:2812:28 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 11 h 49 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
06:346:34 AM to 30:346:34+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 | 22:1610:16 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 21:449:44 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 08:408:40 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 11:2211:22 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:34 06:346:34 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:564:56 AM | 06:346:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:564:56 AM | 05:455:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:215:21 AM | 06:346:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:346:34 AM | 08:568:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:346:34 AM | 08:038:03 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:568:56 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:319:31 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3010:30 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:5911:59 AM | 13:291:29 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:571:57 PM | 15:253:25 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:262:26 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:143:14 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 18:236:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:236:23 PM | 20:008:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:236:23 PM | 18:476:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:236:23 PM | 19:367:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0512:05+1 AM | 24:5312:53+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:301:30+1 AM | 27:003:00+1 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |