Tuesday 18 December 2012 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 02:112:11 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:121:12 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
05:065:06 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:565:56 AM
Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.
Noon
12:1312:13 PM
The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 14 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
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05:065:06 AM to 29:075:07 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 | 25:12 01:121:12 AM Wed | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 10:0310:03 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 05:565:56 AM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 13:351:35 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:07 05:075:07 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:483:48 AM | 05:065:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:483:48 AM | 04:274:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:084:08 AM | 05:065:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:065:06 AM | 07:577:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:577:57 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:577:57 AM | 08:548:54 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:408:40 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1312:13 PM | 14:002:00 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:362:36 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:473:47 PM | 17:335:33 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:294:29 PM | 19:207:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:145:14 PM | 18:506:50 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:207:20 PM | 20:388:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:207:20 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:207:20 PM | 20:198:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1511:15 PM | 23:5411:54 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4911:49 PM | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:482:48 AM+1 | 28:244:24 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |