Saturday 7 December 2024 · Pyongyang, North Korea
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 15:383:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:372:37 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
07:437:43 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1212:12 PM
Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.
Noon
12:2812:28 PM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 31 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
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07:437:43 AM to 31:447:44+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 | 14:372:37 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 20:218:21 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 12:1212:12 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 14:372:37 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:44 07:447:44 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:475:47 AM | 07:437:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:475:47 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:166:16 AM | 07:437:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:437:43 AM | 09:379:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:437:43 AM | 08:548:54 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:437:43 AM | 08:218:21 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:218:21 AM | 08:598:59 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:379:37 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0610:06 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0910:09 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:4712:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:261:26 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:401:40 PM | 14:512:51 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:042:04 PM | 14:422:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:203:20 PM | 17:145:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:145:14 PM | 19:107:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:145:14 PM | 17:435:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:145:14 PM | 18:416:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0512:05+1 AM | 24:5312:53+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:183:18+1 AM | 28:514:51+1 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |