Friday 6 December 2024 · Queens, New York, United States
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 01:381:38 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:3712:37 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
07:067:06 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:101:10 PM
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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07:067:06 AM to 31:067:06 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 | 24:37 00:3712:37 AM Sat | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 30:21 06:216:21 AM Sat | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 22:1210:12 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 13:101:10 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:06 07:067:06 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:095:09 AM | 07:067:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:095:09 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:385:38 AM | 07:067:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:067:06 AM | 08:588:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:168:16 AM | 09:269:26 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| 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 |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3610:36 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4410:44 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:4312:43 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| 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 |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:072:07 PM | 15:173:17 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:352:35 PM | 16:284:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| 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 |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:098:09 PM | 21:439:43 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2311:23 PM | 24:1112:11 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |