Friday 28 November 2014 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 11:2811:28 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:169:16 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:045:04 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:448:44 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
12:0412:04 PM
The Sun 79° above N. Day length 14 h 01 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
05:045:04 AM to 29:045:04 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 | 09:169:16 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 08:448:44 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 16:414:41 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 09:169:16 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:04 05:045:04 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:443:44 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:443:44 AM | 04:244:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:044:04 AM | 05:045:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:045:04 AM | 07:527:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:496:49 AM | 08:348:34 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:527:52 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:527:52 AM | 08:488:48 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:1910:19 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:3012:30 PM | 14:002:00 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:291:29 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:213:21 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:353:35 PM | 17:205:20 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:174:17 PM | 19:057:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:057:05 PM | 20:258:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:057:05 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:057:05 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:319:31 PM | 23:0111:01 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4011:40 PM | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |