Sunday 29 October 1995 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 23:0311:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:308:30 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:337:33 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:459:45 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:5712:57 PM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 10 h 47 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
07:337:33 AM to 31:347:34+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 | 20:308:30 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 25:18 01:181:18 AM Mon | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 16:564:56 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 09:459:45 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:34 07:347:34 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:475:47 AM | 07:337:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:475:47 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:146:14 AM | 07:337:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:337:33 AM | 09:429:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:429:42 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:5711:57 AM | 13:261:26 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:181:18 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:5712:57 PM | 14:172:17 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:012:01 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:442:44 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:383:38 PM | 16:594:59 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:114:11 PM | 18:206:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:544:54 PM | 17:375:37 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:594:59 PM | 18:206:20 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:206:20 PM | 20:068:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:206:20 PM | 18:476:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:206:20 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:518:51 PM | 22:2010:20 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3312:33+1 AM | 25:211:21+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |