Friday 30 August 1957 · Queens, New York, United States
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 15:133:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:361:36 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:206:20 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:361:36 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:5612:56 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 13 h 10 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
06:206:20 AM to 30:216:21 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 | 13:361:36 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 27:00 03:003:00 AM Sat | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 25:20 01:201:20 AM Sat | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 13:361:36 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:21 06:216:21 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:544:54 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:544:54 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:165:16 AM | 06:206:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:206:20 AM | 08:588:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:597:59 AM | 09:389:38 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:578:57 AM | 10:3110:31 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:588:58 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:588:58 AM | 09:519:51 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:5612:56 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:221:22 PM | 14:152:15 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:152:15 PM | 16:534:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:073:07 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:134:13 PM | 17:525:52 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:534:53 PM | 19:317:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:226:22 PM | 19:567:56 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:317:31 PM | 20:578:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:317:31 PM | 19:527:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:317:31 PM | 20:368:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3212:32 AM+1 | 25:201:20 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |