Tuesday 18 December 2012 · Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 02:112:11 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:121:12 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
06:586:58 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0310:03 AM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
11:5911:59 AM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 01 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
06:586:58 AM to 30:596:59 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 | 25:12 01:121:12 AM Wed | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 10:0310:03 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 28:02 04:024:02 AM Wed | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 13:351:35 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:59 06:596:59 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:586:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:345:34 AM | 06:586:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:586:58 AM | 08:598:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:598:59 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:598:59 AM | 09:399:39 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:299:29 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5911:59 AM | 13:141:14 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5912:59 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:391:39 PM | 14:192:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:292:29 PM | 15:443:44 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:592:59 PM | 16:594:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:594:59 PM | 18:516:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:594:59 PM | 17:275:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:594:59 PM | 18:236:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:145:14 PM | 18:506:50 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3510:35 PM | 23:3111:31 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3511:35 PM | 24:2312:23 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:482:48 AM+1 | 28:244:24 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |