Monday 26 October 1998 · Queens, New York, United States
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 16:324:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:535:53 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:196:19 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:535:53 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
11:3911:39 AM
The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 40 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
06:196:19 AM to 30:206:20+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 | 17:535:53 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 27:49 03:493:49 AM Tue | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 22:0610:06 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 17:535:53 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:20 06:206:20 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:324:32 AM | 06:196:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:324:32 AM | 05:265:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:594:59 AM | 06:196:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:196:19 AM | 08:278:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:397:39 AM | 08:598:59 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:278:27 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1910:19 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4312:43 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2312:23 PM | 14:062:06 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4312:43 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5912:59 PM | 14:192:19 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:261:26 PM | 14:082:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:082:08 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:512:51 PM | 16:594:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:594:59 PM | 18:466:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:594:59 PM | 17:265:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:594:59 PM | 18:196:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4010:40 PM | 24:2312:23+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1611:16 PM | 24:0412:04+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |