Saturday 24 May 1958 · Queens, New York, United States
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 16:084:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:023:02 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
05:325:32 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:575:57 AM
Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.
Noon
12:5212:52 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 h 42 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
05:325:32 AM to 29:315:31 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 | 15:023:02 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 05:575:57 AM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 06:526:52 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 15:023:02 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:31 05:315:31 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:174:17 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:174:17 AM | 04:544:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:364:36 AM | 05:325:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:325:32 AM | 08:288:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:325:32 AM | 07:227:22 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:325:32 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:306:30 AM | 07:297:29 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:288:28 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:129:12 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:202:20 PM | 17:175:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:422:42 PM | 16:334:33 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:193:19 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:175:17 PM | 20:138:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:266:26 PM | 19:597:59 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:138:13 PM | 21:279:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:138:13 PM | 20:328:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:138:13 PM | 21:099:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 25:161:16 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:473:47 AM+1 | 29:215:21 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |