Saturday 21 November 1925 · Queens, New York, United States
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 14:232:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:0812:08 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī boundary
At sunrise
06:496:49 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0812:08 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
11:4111:41 AM
The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 44 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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06:496:49 AM to 30:506:50 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 | 12:0812:08 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 21:029:02 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 16:074:07 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 12:0812:08 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:50 06:506:50 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:554:55 AM | 06:496:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:554:55 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:235:23 AM | 06:496:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:496:49 AM | 08:468:46 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:496:49 AM | 08:028:02 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:496:49 AM | 07:287:28 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:287:28 AM | 08:078:07 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:468:46 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:159:15 AM | 10:2810:28 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3912:39 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:5412:54 PM | 14:072:07 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:181:18 PM | 13:571:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:362:36 PM | 16:334:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:334:33 PM | 18:276:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:334:33 PM | 17:025:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:334:33 PM | 17:595:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1811:18 PM | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 26:202:20 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |