Monday 26 April 2004 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 08:228:22 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:4410:44 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:465:46 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4410:44 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:1312:13 PM
The Sun 80° above S. Day length 12 h 55 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
05:465:46 AM to 29:455:45 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 | 10:4410:44 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 28:47 04:474:47 AM Tue | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 29:20 05:205:20 AM Tue | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 10:4410:44 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:45 05:455:45 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:174:17 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:174:17 AM | 05:015:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:394:39 AM | 05:465:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:465:46 AM | 08:218:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:237:23 AM | 09:009:00 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:218:21 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3610:36 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:311:31 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:501:50 PM | 15:273:27 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:222:22 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:143:14 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:263:26 PM | 17:135:13 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:064:06 PM | 18:416:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:416:41 PM | 20:098:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:416:41 PM | 19:037:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:416:41 PM | 19:477:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4911:49 PM | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:072:07 AM+1 | 27:533:53 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |