Saturday 24 January 2026 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 04:174:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:103:10+1 AM.
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
15:463:46 PM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
13:251:25 PM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 09 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 32:208:20+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 | 27:10 03:103:10 AM Sun | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 16:464:46 PM | Revatī |
| Yoga | Śiva | 16:324:32 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 15:463:46 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 32:20 08:208:20 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:306:30 AM | 08:218:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:306:30 AM | 07:257:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:586:58 AM | 08:218:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:218:21 AM | 10:2310:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:218:21 AM | 09:379:37 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:218:21 AM | 09:019:01 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:019:01 AM | 09:429:42 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:2310:23 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:5310:53 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0212:02 PM | 13:361:36 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:011:01 PM | 13:491:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:051:05 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:262:26 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:412:41 PM | 15:573:57 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:073:07 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:284:28 PM | 18:296:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:296:29 PM | 20:208:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:296:29 PM | 18:576:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:296:29 PM | 19:537:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:011:01+1 AM | 25:491:49+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:264:26+1 AM | 29:595:59+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |