Friday 5 December 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 06:216:21 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:484:48 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
08:108:10 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:399:39 AM
Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.
Noon
13:041:04 PM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 46 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
08:108:10 AM to 32:118:11 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 | 28:48 04:484:48 AM Sat | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 13:551:55 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 09:399:39 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 17:365:36 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 32:11 08:118:11 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:166:16 AM | 08:108:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:166:16 AM | 07:137:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:456:45 AM | 08:108:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:108:10 AM | 10:0710:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:239:23 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:0710:07 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0710:07 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:5011:50 AM | 13:031:03 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:231:23 PM | 14:022:02 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:022:02 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:412:41 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:303:30 PM | 16:434:43 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:593:59 PM | 17:575:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:455:45 PM | 19:187:18 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:575:57 PM | 19:517:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:575:57 PM | 18:256:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:575:57 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 25:281:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:592:59 AM+1 | 28:314:31 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |