Wednesday 1 September 1999 · Queens, New York, United States
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 11:5511:55 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:419:41 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:226:22 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:037:03 AM
Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.
Noon
12:5512:55 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 13 h 06 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
06:226:22 AM to 30:236:23 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 | Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī | 09:419:41 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 09:249:24 AM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 07:037:03 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:419:41 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:23 06:236:23 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:554:55 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:554:55 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:175:17 AM | 06:226:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:226:22 AM | 08:598:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:008:00 AM | 09:399:39 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:598:59 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:5512:55 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:191:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:5512:55 PM | 14:332:33 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:142:14 PM | 16:514:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:063:06 PM | 15:583:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:514:51 PM | 19:287:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:287:28 PM | 20:558:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:287:28 PM | 19:507:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:287:28 PM | 20:338:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:398:39 PM | 22:0910:09 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3212:32 AM+1 | 25:201:20 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:405:40 AM+1 | 31:107:10 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |