Thursday 8 May 2003 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 07:027:02 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:547:54 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:385:38 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:547:54 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:1212:12 PM
The Sun 84° above S. Day length 13 h 08 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
05:385:38 AM to 29:385:38 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 | 07:547:54 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 29:28 05:285:28 AM Fri | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 11:0211:02 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 07:547:54 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:38 05:385:38 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:114:11 AM | 04:554:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:334:33 AM | 05:385:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:385:38 AM | 08:168:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:385:38 AM | 07:177:17 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:168:16 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:558:55 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0110:01 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5112:51 PM | 14:312:31 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:311:31 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:501:50 PM | 15:293:29 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:232:23 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:163:16 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:084:08 PM | 18:466:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:466:46 PM | 20:138:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:466:46 PM | 19:087:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:466:46 PM | 19:517:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4910:49 PM | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |