Saturday 24 October 2009 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 14:392:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:494:49 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:275:27 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:494:49 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:0112:01 PM
The Sun 70° above N. Day length 13 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
05:275:27 AM to 29:265:26 AM+1
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 | 16:494:49 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | past sunrise | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | past sunrise | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 16:494:49 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:26 05:265:26 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:004:00 AM | 05:275:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:004:00 AM | 04:444:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:224:22 AM | 05:275:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:275:27 AM | 08:058:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:275:27 AM | 07:067:06 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:275:27 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:206:20 AM | 07:127:12 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:058:05 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:448:44 AM | 10:2310:23 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:201:20 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:391:39 PM | 15:183:18 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:122:12 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:573:57 PM | 18:356:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:014:01 PM | 17:495:49 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:356:35 PM | 20:028:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:356:35 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:356:35 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3711:37 PM | 24:2512:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:472:47 AM+1 | 28:344:34 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |