Saturday 1 December 1973 · Pyongyang, North Korea
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 17:315:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:547:54 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
07:377:37 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2011:20 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
12:2612:26 PM
The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 38 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
07:377:37 AM to 31:387:38+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 | 19:547:54 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 11:2011:20 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 13:571:57 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 19:547:54 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:38 07:387:38 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:425:42 AM | 07:377:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:425:42 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:116:11 AM | 07:377:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:377:37 AM | 09:329:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:377:37 AM | 08:498:49 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:377:37 AM | 08:158:15 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:158:15 AM | 08:548:54 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:329:32 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0110:01 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:4512:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:241:24 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:381:38 PM | 14:502:50 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 14:412:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:193:19 PM | 17:155:15 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:453:45 PM | 17:315:31 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:155:15 PM | 19:107:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:155:15 PM | 17:445:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:155:15 PM | 18:416:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0212:02+1 AM | 24:5012:50+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:222:22+1 AM | 28:084:08+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |