Saturday 20 June 2026 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 21:309:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:178:17 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī (Jyaiṣṭha) determinate
At sunrise
07:007:00 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:488:48 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
11:5711:57 AM
The Sun 33° above N. Day length 9 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
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07:007:00 AM to 31:007:00 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 | 20:178:17 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 13:561:56 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Vajra | 17:185:18 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 08:488:48 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:00 07:007:00 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodaya | 05:075:07 AM | 07:007:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrta | 05:075:07 AM | 06:046:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyā | 05:355:35 AM | 07:007:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkāla | 07:007:00 AM | 08:598:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Gulika | 07:007:00 AM | 08:148:14 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrta | 07:007:00 AM | 07:407:40 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrta | 07:407:40 AM | 08:198:19 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgava | 08:598:59 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kāla | 09:289:28 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhna | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kāla | 11:3611:36 AM | 13:091:09 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijit | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇa | 12:5612:56 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Yamagaṇḍa | 13:111:11 PM | 14:252:25 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijaya | 13:361:36 PM | 14:152:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhna | 14:552:55 PM | 16:534:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣa | 16:534:53 PM | 18:466:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūli | 16:534:53 PM | 17:225:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyā | 16:534:53 PM | 18:186:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjya | 21:589:58 PM | 23:3411:34 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśītha | 23:3311:33 PM | 24:2112:21 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |