Saturday 4 September 2004 · Queens, New York, United States
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 18:376:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:038:03 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:266:26 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:157:15 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:5412:54 PM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 12 h 56 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
06:266:26 AM to 30:276:27 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 | 20:038:03 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 11:4911:49 AM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 26:42 02:422:42 AM Sun | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 07:157:15 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:27 06:276:27 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:584:58 AM | 06:266:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:584:58 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:205:20 AM | 06:266:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:266:26 AM | 09:019:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:266:26 AM | 08:038:03 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:266:26 AM | 07:187:18 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:396:39 AM | 08:238:23 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:187:18 AM | 08:098:09 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:019:01 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:409:40 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:181:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:112:11 PM | 16:474:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:312:31 PM | 16:084:08 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:033:03 PM | 15:553:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:474:47 PM | 19:227:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:227:22 PM | 20:508:50 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:227:22 PM | 19:447:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:227:22 PM | 20:288:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3012:30 AM+1 | 25:181:18 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:011:01 AM+1 | 26:472:47 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |