Saturday 20 June 2026 · Pyongyang, North Korea
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 20:308:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:177:17 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī (Jyaiṣṭha) determinate
At sunrise
05:115:11 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:487:48 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:3912:39 PM
The Sun 74° above S. Day length 14 h 54 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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05:115:11 AM to 29:125:12 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 | 19:177:17 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 12:5612:56 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Vajra | 16:184:18 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 07:487:48 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:12 05:125:12 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:593:59 AM | 05:115:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:593:59 AM | 04:354:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:174:17 AM | 05:115:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:115:11 AM | 08:108:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:115:11 AM | 07:037:03 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:115:11 AM | 06:116:11 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:116:11 AM | 07:117:11 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:108:10 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:558:55 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3610:36 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0912:09 PM | 13:081:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:082:08 PM | 17:075:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:302:30 PM | 16:224:22 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:083:08 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:075:07 PM | 20:068:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:068:06 PM | 21:189:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:068:06 PM | 20:248:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:068:06 PM | 21:009:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:588:58 PM | 22:3410:34 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1512:15 AM+1 | 25:031:03 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |