Tuesday 8 September 1959 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 11:5411:54 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:339:33 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:296:29 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:408:40 AM
Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.
Noon
12:5312:53 PM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 12 h 48 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
06:296:29 AM to 30:306:30+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 | 09:339:33 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 08:408:40 AM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 16:184:18 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 09:339:33 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:30 06:306:30 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:594:59 AM | 06:296:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:594:59 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:225:22 AM | 06:296:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:296:29 AM | 09:029:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:029:02 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:029:02 AM | 09:549:54 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:419:41 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:541:54 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2712:27 PM | 13:181:18 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:171:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5312:53 PM | 14:292:29 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:102:10 PM | 16:434:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:013:01 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:054:05 PM | 17:415:41 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:434:43 PM | 19:177:17 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:177:17 PM | 20:478:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:177:17 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:177:17 PM | 20:248:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:239:23 PM | 22:5310:53 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:4611:46 PM | 24:3112:31+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2912:29+1 AM | 25:171:17+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |