Sunday 16 June 2002 · Queens, New York, United States
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 13:551:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:5111:51 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
05:245:24 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4011:40 AM
Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.
Noon
12:5612:56 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 15 h 04 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
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05:245:24 AM to 29:245:24 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 | Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī | 11:5111:51 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 11:4011:40 AM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Vajra | 20:008:00 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 11:5111:51 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:24 05:245:24 AM Mon | Somavāra |
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 | 08:258:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:258:25 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:249:24 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:5612:56 PM | 14:492:49 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:262:26 PM | 17:275:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:273:27 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:424:42 PM | 18:356:35 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:275:27 PM | 20:288:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 18:286:28 PM | 19:287:28 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:356:35 PM | 20:288:28 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:127:12 PM | 20:428:42 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:288:28 PM | 21:409:40 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:288:28 PM | 20:468:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:288:28 PM | 21:229:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| 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 | 28:144:14 AM+1 | 29:445:44 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |