Thursday 4 December 2008 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 14:452:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:434:43 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī determinate
At sunrise
06:036:03 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:434:43 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
13:071:07 PM
The Sun 80° above N. Day length 14 h 07 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
06:036:03 AM to 30:036:03+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 | 16:434:43 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 28:39 04:394:39 AM Fri | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 24:22 00:2212:22 AM Fri | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 16:434:43 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:03 06:036:03 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:444:44 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:444:44 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:045:04 AM | 06:036:03 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:036:03 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:036:03 AM | 07:497:49 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:506:50 AM | 08:358:35 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:359:35 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4610:46 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:322:32 PM | 17:215:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:532:53 PM | 16:394:39 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:283:28 PM | 16:254:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:254:25 PM | 17:215:21 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:185:18 PM | 19:037:03 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:215:21 PM | 20:108:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:108:10 PM | 21:299:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:108:10 PM | 20:308:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:108:10 PM | 21:109:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4312:43+1 AM | 25:311:31+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |