Thursday 28 August 1941 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 16:554:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:312:31 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:326:32 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:418:41 AM
Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.
Noon
12:5912:59 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 12 h 53 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
06:326:32 AM to 30:336:33 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 | 14:312:31 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 08:418:41 AM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 11:5911:59 AM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 14:312:31 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:035:03 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:035:03 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:326:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:326:32 AM | 09:079:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:326:32 AM | 08:098:09 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:079:07 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:459:45 AM | 11:2211:22 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5010:50 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:551:55 PM | 15:243:24 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:162:16 PM | 16:514:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:352:35 PM | 16:124:12 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:083:08 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:593:59 PM | 16:514:51 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:514:51 PM | 19:257:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:257:25 PM | 20:548:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:257:25 PM | 19:487:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:257:25 PM | 20:328:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5310:53 PM | 24:2212:22 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 25:231:23 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |