Saturday 18 November 2023 · Queens, New York, United States
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 22:4910:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:548:54 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:466:46 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:529:52 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
11:4011:40 AM
The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 49 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
06:466:46 AM to 30:476:47 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 | 20:548:54 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 13:371:37 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 15:473:47 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 09:529:52 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:47 06:476:47 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:466:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:215:21 AM | 06:466:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:466:46 AM | 08:448:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:466:46 AM | 07:597:59 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:466:46 AM | 07:257:25 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:257:25 AM | 08:048:04 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:327:32 AM | 09:039:03 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:448:44 AM | 10:4110:41 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:139:13 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3912:39 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:5412:54 PM | 14:082:08 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:191:19 PM | 13:581:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:372:37 PM | 16:354:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:354:35 PM | 18:296:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:354:35 PM | 17:035:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:354:35 PM | 18:006:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:245:24 PM | 18:556:55 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1711:17 PM | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:282:28 AM+1 | 27:593:59 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |