Monday 14 January 2008 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 20:248:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:137:13 PM.
At sunrise
06:246:24 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:527:52 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
13:251:25 PM
The Sun 79° above N. Day length 14 h 02 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
06:246:24 AM to 30:256:25+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 | 19:137:13 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 27:58 03:583:58 AM Tue | Revatī |
| Yoga | Parigha | 22:3310:33 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 07:527:52 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:25 06:256:25 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:055:05 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:055:05 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:246:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:246:24 AM | 09:139:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:108:10 AM | 09:559:55 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:139:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4011:40 AM | 13:251:25 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:531:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:011:01 PM | 13:491:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:531:53 PM | 14:492:49 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:581:58 PM | 15:323:32 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:492:49 PM | 17:385:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:103:10 PM | 16:564:56 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:453:45 PM | 16:424:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:424:42 PM | 17:385:38 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:385:38 PM | 20:268:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:268:26 PM | 21:469:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:268:26 PM | 20:468:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:268:26 PM | 21:269:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1811:18 PM | 24:5212:52+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:021:02+1 AM | 25:501:50+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |