Friday 15 January 2016 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 00:3112:31 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:2710:27 PM.
Observed here on this day
The Sun enters Makara after the sunset before this day. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate
At sunrise
05:255:25 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:256:25 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadā gives way to Uttara Bhādrapadā.
Noon
12:2612:26 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
05:255:25 AM to 29:265:26+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 | 22:2710:27 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 06:256:25 AM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 22:0510:05 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 11:2911:29 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:26 05:265:26 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:054:05 AM | 05:255:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:054:05 AM | 04:454:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:254:25 AM | 05:255:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:255:25 AM | 08:138:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:107:10 AM | 08:558:55 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:138:13 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:138:13 AM | 09:099:09 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:5412:54 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:501:50 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:501:50 PM | 16:384:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:462:46 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:283:28 PM | 16:594:59 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:563:56 PM | 17:415:41 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:384:38 PM | 19:267:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:267:26 PM | 20:468:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:267:26 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:267:26 PM | 20:268:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0212:02+1 AM | 24:5012:50+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3112:31+1 AM | 26:022:02+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |