Tuesday 6 December 2005 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 22:0310:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:427:42 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī determinate
At sunrise
07:057:05 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:518:51 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
11:4711:47 AM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 22 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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07:057:05 AM to 31:067:06+1 AM
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 | 19:427:42 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 25:46 01:461:46 AM Wed | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 18:266:26 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 08:518:51 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:06 07:067:06 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:085:08 AM | 07:057:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:085:08 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:385:38 AM | 07:057:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:057:05 AM | 08:588:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:067:06 AM | 08:358:35 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:588:58 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:588:58 AM | 09:359:35 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:269:26 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:5712:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4312:43 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:201:20 PM | 13:581:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:072:07 PM | 15:173:17 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:352:35 PM | 16:284:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:034:03 PM | 17:335:33 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:284:28 PM | 18:256:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:284:28 PM | 16:574:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:284:28 PM | 17:555:55 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:1910:19 PM | 23:1811:18 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2311:23 PM | 24:1112:11+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |