Monday 24 April 2000 · Queens, New York, United States
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 21:149:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:4911:49 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:036:03 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:358:35 AM
Śiva gives way to Siddha.
Noon
12:5312:53 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 41 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
06:036:03 AM to 30:026:02 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 | 23:4911:49 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | past sunrise | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Śiva | 08:358:35 AM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 10:3110:31 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:02 06:026:02 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:414:41 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:225:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:015:01 AM | 06:036:03 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:036:03 AM | 08:478:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:467:46 AM | 09:289:28 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:478:47 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1111:11 AM | 12:5412:54 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:181:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:211:21 PM | 14:162:16 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:132:13 PM | 16:024:02 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:162:16 PM | 17:005:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:362:36 PM | 16:194:19 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:113:11 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:054:05 PM | 17:005:00 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:005:00 PM | 19:447:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:447:44 PM | 21:079:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:447:44 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:447:44 PM | 20:468:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | 25:171:17 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:041:04 AM+1 | 26:522:52 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |