Monday 27 November 1995 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 07:147:14 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:524:52+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī determinate
At sunrise
08:028:02 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:174:17 PM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
13:001:00 PM
The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 56 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
08:028:02 AM to 32:038:03+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 | 28:52 04:524:52 AM Tue | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 28:52 04:524:52 AM Tue | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 16:174:17 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 17:595:59 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 32:03 08:038:03 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:106:10 AM | 08:028:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:106:10 AM | 07:067:06 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:386:38 AM | 08:028:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:028:02 AM | 10:0110:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:179:17 AM | 10:3110:31 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:0110:01 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1510:15 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4611:46 AM | 13:001:00 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:201:20 PM | 14:002:00 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:002:00 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:152:15 PM | 15:293:29 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:402:40 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:193:19 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:593:59 PM | 17:585:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:585:58 PM | 19:517:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:585:58 PM | 18:266:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:585:58 PM | 19:237:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:117:11 PM | 20:418:41 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3712:37+1 AM | 25:251:25+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |