Wednesday 26 November 2025 · Queens, New York, United States
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 12:2812:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:331:33 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī determinate
At sunrise
06:556:55 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:331:33 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
11:4311:43 AM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 35 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
06:556:55 AM to 30:566:56+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 | 13:331:33 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 15:033:03 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 25:39 01:391:39 AM Thu | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 13:331:33 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:56 06:566:56 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:005:00 AM | 06:556:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:005:00 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:295:29 AM | 06:556:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:556:55 AM | 08:508:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:078:07 AM | 09:199:19 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:508:50 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3110:31 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:5412:54 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:181:18 PM | 13:571:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:352:35 PM | 16:304:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:304:30 PM | 18:256:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:304:30 PM | 16:594:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:304:30 PM | 17:575:57 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:137:13 PM | 20:538:53 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1911:19 PM | 24:0712:07+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:135:13+1 AM | 30:526:52+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |