Monday 28 December 2026 · Queens, New York, United States
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 04:294:29 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:552:55 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:197:19 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:257:25 AM
Prīti gives way to Āyuṣmān.
Noon
11:5711:57 AM
The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 16 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
07:197:19 AM to 31:197:19 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 | 26:55 02:552:55 AM Tue | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 29:13 05:135:13 AM Tue | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Prīti | 07:257:25 AM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 15:373:37 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:19 07:197:19 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:215:21 AM | 07:197:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:505:50 AM | 07:197:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:197:19 AM | 09:109:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:288:28 AM | 09:389:38 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:109:10 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4710:47 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1612:16 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5312:53 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:071:07 PM | 14:162:16 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:301:30 PM | 14:072:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:471:47 PM | 15:193:19 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:072:07 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:442:44 PM | 16:354:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:354:35 PM | 18:336:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:354:35 PM | 17:055:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:354:35 PM | 18:046:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0311:03 PM | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3311:33 PM | 24:2112:21 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |