Wednesday 27 November 1957 · Queens, New York, United States
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 09:059:05 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:3910:39 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:566:56 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:359:35 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
11:4311:43 AM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 34 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
06:566:56 AM to 30:576:57 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 | 10:3910:39 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 09:359:35 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 18:266:26 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 10:3910:39 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:57 06:576:57 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:015:01 AM | 06:566:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:015:01 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:295:29 AM | 06:566:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:566:56 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:088:08 AM | 09:199:19 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:518:51 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3110:31 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:5512:55 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:191:19 PM | 13:571:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:012:01 PM | 15:473:47 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:352:35 PM | 16:304:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:304:30 PM | 18:256:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:304:30 PM | 16:594:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:304:30 PM | 17:575:57 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1911:19 PM | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 26:242:24 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |