Thursday 6 November 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 20:248:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:387:38 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:417:41 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:048:04 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:5712:57 PM
The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 30 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
07:417:41 AM to 31:427:42 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 | 19:387:38 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 09:399:39 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 09:539:53 AM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 08:048:04 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:42 07:427:42 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:545:54 AM | 07:417:41 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:545:54 AM | 06:476:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:216:21 AM | 07:417:41 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:417:41 AM | 09:479:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:417:41 AM | 09:009:00 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:479:47 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1910:19 AM | 11:3811:38 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1111:11 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:171:17 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:591:59 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:152:15 PM | 15:343:34 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:412:41 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:233:23 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:054:05 PM | 18:116:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:325:32 PM | 19:067:06 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:116:11 PM | 19:597:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:116:11 PM | 18:386:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:116:11 PM | 19:327:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 25:211:21 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:003:00 AM+1 | 28:344:34 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |