Monday 19 November 2012 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 13:541:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:0112:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 23 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:075:07 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0112:01 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 78° above N. Day length 13 h 50 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
05:075:07 AM to 29:065:06 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 | 12:0112:01 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 26:17 02:172:17 AM Tue | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 25:32 01:321:32 AM Tue | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 12:0112:01 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:06 05:065:06 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:463:46 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:463:46 AM | 04:264:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:064:06 AM | 05:075:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:075:07 AM | 07:537:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:516:51 AM | 08:358:35 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:566:56 AM | 08:298:29 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:537:53 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1810:18 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:461:46 PM | 15:303:30 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:212:21 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:163:16 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:114:11 PM | 18:576:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:134:13 PM | 17:465:46 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:576:57 PM | 20:198:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:576:57 PM | 19:187:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:576:57 PM | 19:587:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |