Thursday 13 August 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 21:499:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:167:16 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:328:32 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
13:181:18 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 13 h 38 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
06:286:28 AM to 30:296:29 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 | 19:167:16 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 27:05 03:053:05 AM Fri | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Śūla | 10:5310:53 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 08:328:32 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:29 06:296:29 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:065:06 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:286:28 AM | 08:118:11 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:539:53 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0111:01 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:392:39 PM | 17:235:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:003:00 PM | 16:424:42 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:343:34 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:294:29 PM | 17:235:23 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:235:23 PM | 20:078:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:078:07 PM | 21:309:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:078:07 PM | 20:278:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:078:07 PM | 21:099:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:248:24 PM | 21:539:53 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:2211:22 PM | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 25:421:42 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |