Tuesday 18 August 2026 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 19:317:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:218:21 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:535:53 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:595:59 AM
Śubha gives way to Śukla.
Noon
12:1912:19 PM
The Sun 80° above S. Day length 12 h 53 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
05:535:53 AM to 29:535:53 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 | 20:218:21 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 07:297:29 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Śubha | 05:595:59 AM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 07:517:51 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:53 05:535:53 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:244:24 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:244:24 AM | 05:085:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:464:46 AM | 05:535:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:535:53 AM | 08:278:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:278:27 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:278:27 AM | 09:199:19 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:069:06 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:561:56 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:301:30 PM | 15:133:13 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:361:36 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:282:28 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:323:32 PM | 17:095:09 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:114:11 PM | 18:466:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:466:46 PM | 20:158:15 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 | 19:527:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1311:13 PM | 23:5711:57 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4911:49 PM | 25:331:33 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |