Monday 14 August 2006 · Queens, New York, United States
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 14:402:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:2112:21 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
06:056:05 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2112:21 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
13:001:00 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 50 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
06:056:05 AM to 30:066:06+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 | Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī | 12:2112:21 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 18:246:24 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 21:339:33 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:2112:21 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:06 06:066:06 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:444:44 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:444:44 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:045:04 AM | 06:056:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:056:05 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:497:49 AM | 09:329:32 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:518:51 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1611:16 AM | 13:001:00 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3711:37 AM | 13:071:07 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:271:27 PM | 14:232:23 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:232:23 PM | 17:095:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:382:38 PM | 16:084:08 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:432:43 PM | 16:274:27 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:183:18 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:134:13 PM | 17:095:09 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:095:09 PM | 19:547:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:547:54 PM | 21:169:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:547:54 PM | 20:158:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:547:54 PM | 20:568:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3612:36+1 AM | 25:241:24+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:393:39+1 AM | 29:115:11+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |