Tuesday 14 December 1999 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 18:426:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:058:05 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī determinate
At sunrise
08:178:17 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:181:18 PM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
13:071:07 PM
The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 41 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
08:178:17 AM to 32:188:18 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 | 20:058:05 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 13:181:18 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 17:025:02 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 20:058:05 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 32:18 08:188:18 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:226:22 AM | 08:178:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:226:22 AM | 07:207:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:516:51 AM | 08:178:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:178:17 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:1310:13 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1310:13 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4210:42 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4812:48 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:071:07 PM | 14:202:20 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:052:05 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:442:44 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:323:32 PM | 16:454:45 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 17:585:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:585:58 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:585:58 PM | 18:266:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:585:58 PM | 19:247:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:558:55 PM | 22:3710:37 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:4211:42 PM | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4412:44 AM+1 | 25:321:32 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 31:057:05 AM+1 | 32:478:47 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |