Friday 21 December 2001 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 08:118:11 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:3910:39 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:127:12 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3910:39 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:3712:37 PM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 50 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
07:127:12 AM to 31:127:12 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 | 10:3910:39 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 15:413:41 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 29:51 05:515:51 AM Sat | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 10:3910:39 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:12 07:127:12 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:265:26 AM | 07:127:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:265:26 AM | 06:196:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:535:53 AM | 07:127:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:127:12 AM | 09:229:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:367:36 AM | 09:249:24 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:338:33 AM | 09:549:54 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:229:22 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:229:22 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1512:15 PM | 12:5812:58 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:421:42 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:193:19 PM | 16:414:41 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:523:52 PM | 18:026:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:026:02 PM | 19:477:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:026:02 PM | 18:286:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:026:02 PM | 19:217:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5210:52 PM | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 25:011:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |