Thursday 25 August 2005 · Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 12:5312:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:0412:04 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:514:51 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:319:31 AM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 13 h 31 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
04:514:51 AM to 28:524:52 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 | 12:0412:04 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 24:08 00:0812:08 AM Fri | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 09:319:31 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:0412:04 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 28:52 04:524:52 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:273:27 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:273:27 AM | 04:094:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:483:48 AM | 04:514:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:514:51 AM | 07:337:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 04:514:51 AM | 06:326:32 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:337:33 AM | 10:1510:15 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:148:14 AM | 09:559:55 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:219:21 AM | 10:1510:15 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:349:34 AM | 11:1111:11 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0911:09 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5712:57 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:181:18 PM | 14:592:59 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:511:51 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:452:45 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:403:40 PM | 18:226:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:226:22 PM | 19:467:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:226:22 PM | 18:436:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:226:22 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:177:17 PM | 20:548:54 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |