Monday 9 March 2026 · Queens, New York, United States
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 11:4211:42 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:581:58 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:177:17 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:581:58 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
13:061:06 PM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 11 h 38 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
07:177:17 AM to 31:157:15+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 | 13:581:58 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | past sunrise | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 22:5110:51 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:581:58 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:15 07:157:15 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:385:38 AM | 07:177:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:385:38 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:036:03 AM | 07:177:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:177:17 AM | 09:379:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:448:44 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:379:37 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1111:11 AM | 12:5812:58 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3911:39 AM | 13:061:06 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:291:29 PM | 14:162:16 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:162:16 PM | 16:364:36 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:332:33 PM | 16:014:01 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:033:03 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:493:49 PM | 16:364:36 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:364:36 PM | 18:556:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:556:55 PM | 20:348:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:556:55 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:556:55 PM | 20:098:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:569:56 PM | 23:4411:44 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4112:41+1 AM | 25:291:29+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |