Friday 8 May 2026 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 12:4412:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:522:52 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:136:13 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:522:52 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
13:091:09 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 13 h 54 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
06:136:13 AM to 30:126:12 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 | 14:522:52 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 23:5011:50 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Śubha | 29:00 05:005:00 AM Sat | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 14:522:52 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:12 06:126:12 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:136:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:125:12 AM | 06:136:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:136:13 AM | 09:009:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:577:57 AM | 09:419:41 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:009:00 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:009:00 AM | 09:559:55 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2511:25 AM | 13:101:10 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:381:38 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:332:33 PM | 17:205:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:293:29 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:384:38 PM | 18:226:22 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:454:45 PM | 18:316:31 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:205:20 PM | 20:078:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:078:07 PM | 21:279:27 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 | 21:079:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 25:331:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:114:11 AM+1 | 29:555:55 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |