Sunday 13 April 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 10:3310:33 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5810:58 AM.
Observed here on this day
The Sun enters Meṣa on this day, counted from sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:436:43 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5810:58 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
13:141:14 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 02 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
06:436:43 AM to 30:416:41 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 | 10:5810:58 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 27:30 03:303:30 AM Mon | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 27:20 03:203:20 AM Mon | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 10:5810:58 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:41 06:416:41 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:436:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:155:15 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:375:37 AM | 06:436:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:436:43 AM | 09:199:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:199:19 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5410:54 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4812:48 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:141:14 PM | 14:522:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:322:32 PM | 17:095:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:243:24 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:294:29 PM | 18:076:07 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:524:52 PM | 18:346:34 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:095:09 PM | 19:457:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 18:016:01 PM | 18:536:53 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:076:07 PM | 19:457:45 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:457:45 PM | 21:139:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:457:45 PM | 20:078:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:457:45 PM | 20:518:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 25:371:37 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |