Sunday 15 November 2026 · Dakar, Senegal
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 17:545:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:328:32 PM.
Observed here today
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:117:11 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:147:14 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:5412:54 PM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 11 h 26 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
07:117:11 AM to 31:127:12 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 | Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī | 20:328:32 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 17:595:59 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 25:46 01:461:46 AM Mon | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 07:147:14 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:12 07:127:12 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:315:31 AM | 07:117:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:315:31 AM | 06:216:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:565:56 AM | 07:117:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:117:11 AM | 09:289:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:289:28 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4610:46 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:181:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:171:17 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:5412:54 PM | 14:202:20 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:032:03 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:492:49 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:463:46 PM | 17:125:12 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:204:20 PM | 18:386:38 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:065:06 PM | 17:525:52 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:125:12 PM | 18:386:38 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:386:38 PM | 20:188:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:386:38 PM | 19:037:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:386:38 PM | 19:537:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2710:27 PM | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 25:191:19 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |