Friday 12 June 1959 · Queens, New York, United States
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 14:242:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:252:25 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
05:245:24 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:011:01 PM
Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.
Noon
12:5512:55 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 15 h 02 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
05:245:24 AM to 29:245:24+1 AM
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 | 14:252:25 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 20:588:58 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 13:011:01 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 14:252:25 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:24 05:245:24 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:124:12 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:124:12 AM | 04:484:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:304:30 AM | 05:245:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:245:24 AM | 08:248:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:177:17 AM | 09:109:10 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:248:24 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:248:24 AM | 09:259:25 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:418:41 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:0211:02 AM | 12:5512:55 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:191:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:251:25 PM | 14:252:25 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:252:25 PM | 17:265:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:253:25 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:414:41 PM | 18:336:33 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:265:26 PM | 20:268:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:316:31 PM | 20:098:09 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:268:26 PM | 21:389:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:268:26 PM | 20:448:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:268:26 PM | 21:209:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3112:31+1 AM | 25:191:19+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:594:59+1 AM | 30:356:35+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |