Wednesday 11 September 2002 · Queens, New York, United States
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 06:176:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:084:08 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:326:32 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:085:08 PM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:5212:52 PM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 12 h 39 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
06:326:32 AM to 30:336:33 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 | 28:08 04:084:08 AM Thu | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 21:009:00 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 23:1811:18 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 17:085:08 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:025:02 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:025:02 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:245:24 AM | 06:326:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:326:32 AM | 09:049:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:078:07 AM | 09:429:42 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:049:04 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:171:17 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4612:46 PM | 14:162:16 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:5212:52 PM | 14:262:26 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:072:07 PM | 16:394:39 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:582:58 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:394:39 PM | 19:117:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:117:11 PM | 20:428:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:117:11 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:117:11 PM | 20:198:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 25:161:16 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 26:222:22 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |