Thursday 12 May 2016 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 13:231:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:3612:36 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 1 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:566:56 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3612:36 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:1312:13 PM
The Sun 40° above N. Day length 10 h 33 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
06:566:56 AM to 30:576:57+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 | 12:3612:36 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 25:14 01:141:14 AM Fri | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 22:2410:24 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 12:3612:36 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:57 06:576:57 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:095:09 AM | 06:566:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:095:09 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:365:36 AM | 06:566:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:566:56 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:566:56 AM | 08:158:15 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:009:00 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:349:34 AM | 10:5410:54 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2710:27 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:161:16 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:321:32 PM | 14:512:51 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:581:58 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:402:40 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:233:23 PM | 17:295:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:295:29 PM | 19:177:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:295:29 PM | 17:565:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:295:29 PM | 18:506:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:456:45 PM | 20:228:22 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4911:49 PM | 24:3712:37+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |