Wednesday 7 December 2005 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 11:0311:03 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:428:42 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:446:44 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:267:26 AM
Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 45 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
06:446:44 AM to 30:456:45+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 | 08:428:42 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 14:462:46 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 07:267:26 AM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 08:428:42 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:45 06:456:45 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:584:58 AM | 06:446:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:584:58 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:446:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:446:44 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:058:05 AM | 09:259:25 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4610:46 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:271:27 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:541:54 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:203:20 PM | 17:295:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:295:29 PM | 19:157:15 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 | 18:496:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:339:33 PM | 23:0411:04 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:366:36+1 AM | 32:078:07+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |