Sunday 16 January 2028 · Queens, New York, United States
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 06:576:57 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:434:43+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Pongal. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:177:17 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1912:19 PM
Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.
Noon
12:0512:05 PM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 36 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 31:177:17+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 | 28:43 04:434:43 AM Mon | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 21:019:01 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 12:1912:19 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 17:465:46 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:17 07:177:17 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:225:22 AM | 07:177:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:515:51 AM | 07:177:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:177:17 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0512:05 PM | 13:171:17 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:411:41 PM | 14:202:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:202:20 PM | 15:493:49 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:292:29 PM | 15:413:41 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:582:58 PM | 16:534:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:363:36 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:413:41 PM | 16:534:53 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:534:53 PM | 18:486:48 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:534:53 PM | 17:225:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:534:53 PM | 18:196:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4111:41 PM | 24:2912:29+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:005:00+1 AM | 30:316:31+1 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |