Saturday 3 May 2025 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 11:4511:45 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:2210:22 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:145:14 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:505:50 AM
Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.
Noon
11:5511:55 AM
The Sun 76° above S. Day length 13 h 22 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
05:145:14 AM to 29:135:13+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 | Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī | 10:2210:22 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 15:043:04 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 05:505:50 AM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 10:2210:22 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:13 05:135:13 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:483:48 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:483:48 AM | 04:314:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:104:10 AM | 05:145:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:145:14 AM | 07:547:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:145:14 AM | 06:546:54 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:145:14 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:076:07 AM | 07:017:01 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:547:54 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:348:34 AM | 10:1410:14 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4312:43 PM | 14:172:17 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:151:15 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:351:35 PM | 15:153:15 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:092:09 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:563:56 PM | 18:366:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:366:36 PM | 20:018:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:366:36 PM | 18:576:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:366:36 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1111:11 PM | 24:4812:48+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3011:30 PM | 24:1812:18+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |