Saturday 20 December 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 11:3411:34 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:461:46 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
08:218:21 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:461:46 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
13:101:10 PM
The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 39 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
08:218:21 AM to 32:228:22 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 | Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī | 13:461:46 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | past sunrise | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Prīti | 24:08 00:0812:08 AM Sun | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:461:46 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 32:22 08:228:22 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:266:26 AM | 08:218:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:266:26 AM | 07:247:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:556:55 AM | 08:218:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:218:21 AM | 10:1710:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:218:21 AM | 09:339:33 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:218:21 AM | 09:009:00 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:009:00 AM | 09:389:38 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:1710:17 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4610:46 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:082:08 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:232:23 PM | 15:353:35 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:472:47 PM | 15:253:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:044:04 PM | 18:006:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:174:17 PM | 18:056:05 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:006:00 PM | 19:557:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:006:00 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:006:00 PM | 19:267:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 25:351:35 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:043:04 AM+1 | 28:514:51 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |