Saturday 20 June 2026 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 19:307:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:176:17 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī (Jyaiṣṭha) determinate
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:486:48 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
13:151:15 PM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 14 h 39 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
05:555:55 AM to 29:555:55 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 | 18:176:17 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 11:5611:56 AM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Vajra | 15:183:18 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 06:486:48 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:55 05:555:55 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:404:40 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:404:40 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:594:59 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:555:55 AM | 07:457:45 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:555:55 AM | 06:536:53 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:536:53 AM | 07:527:52 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:518:51 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:359:35 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:369:36 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:422:42 PM | 17:385:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:043:04 PM | 16:544:54 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:413:41 PM | 16:404:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:385:38 PM | 20:348:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:587:58 PM | 21:349:34 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:348:34 PM | 21:499:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:348:34 PM | 20:538:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:348:34 PM | 21:309:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 25:391:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:365:36 AM+1 | 31:127:12 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |