Friday 29 August 2025 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 20:278:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5210:52 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:426:42 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:399:39 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
13:141:14 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 03 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
06:426:42 AM to 30:436:43+1 AM
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 | 22:5210:52 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 14:092:09 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 16:434:43 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 09:399:39 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:43 06:436:43 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:426:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:155:15 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:365:36 AM | 06:426:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:426:42 AM | 09:199:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:208:20 AM | 09:589:58 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:199:19 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:199:19 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3611:36 AM | 13:141:14 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4812:48 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:401:40 PM | 14:322:32 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:322:32 PM | 17:095:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:243:24 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:304:30 PM | 18:076:07 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:095:09 PM | 19:457:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:457:45 PM | 21:139:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:457:45 PM | 20:078:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:457:45 PM | 20:518:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:268:26 PM | 22:1410:14 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5012:50+1 AM | 25:381:38+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |