Saturday 7 December 2024 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 14:382:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:371:37 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
05:045:04 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1211:12 AM
Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.
Noon
12:0812:08 PM
The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 09 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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05:045:04 AM to 29:045:04+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 | 13:371:37 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 19:217:21 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 11:1211:12 AM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 13:371:37 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:04 05:045:04 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:453:45 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:453:45 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 | 07:537:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:045:04 AM | 06:506:50 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:045:04 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:006:00 AM | 06:576:57 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:537:53 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:368:36 AM | 10:2210:22 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:099:09 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:331:33 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:541:54 PM | 15:403:40 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:302:30 PM | 15:263:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:234:23 PM | 19:137:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:137:13 PM | 20:328:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:137:13 PM | 19:327:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:137:13 PM | 20:128:12 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4411:44 PM | 24:3212:32+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:182:18+1 AM | 27:513:51+1 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |