Thursday 5 December 1940 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 08:468:46 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:299:29 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:396:39 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:299:29 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
11:4811:48 AM
The Sun 38° above S. Day length 10 h 18 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
06:396:39 AM to 30:406:40 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 | Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī | 09:299:29 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 19:007:00 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 12:4612:46 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 09:299:29 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:40 06:406:40 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:494:49 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:494:49 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:175:17 AM | 06:396:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:396:39 AM | 08:438:43 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:396:39 AM | 07:567:56 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:567:56 AM | 09:389:38 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:438:43 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:149:14 AM | 10:3110:31 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0510:05 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5012:50 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:051:05 PM | 14:232:23 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:311:31 PM | 14:122:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:122:12 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:542:54 PM | 16:574:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:574:57 PM | 18:476:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:574:57 PM | 17:255:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:574:57 PM | 18:206:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:532:53 AM+1 | 28:384:38 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |