Saturday 24 August 2024 · Queens, New York, United States
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 22:2210:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:018:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:156:15 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:368:36 AM
Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.
Noon
12:5812:58 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 13 h 24 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
06:156:15 AM to 30:166:16 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 | 20:018:01 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 08:368:36 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 17:375:37 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 09:089:08 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:16 06:166:16 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:514:51 AM | 06:156:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:514:51 AM | 05:335:33 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:125:12 AM | 06:156:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:156:15 AM | 08:568:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:156:15 AM | 07:567:56 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:156:15 AM | 07:097:09 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:097:09 AM | 08:038:03 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:568:56 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:369:36 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:182:18 PM | 16:584:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:382:38 PM | 16:184:18 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:113:11 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:584:58 PM | 19:397:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:405:40 PM | 19:107:10 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:397:39 PM | 21:049:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:397:39 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:397:39 PM | 20:438:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 25:221:22 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:432:43 AM+1 | 28:144:14 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |