Sunday 15 November 2026 · Erbil, Iraq
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 20:548:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:3211:32 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:416:41 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1410:14 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
11:4911:49 AM
The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 15 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
06:416:41 AM to 30:426:42 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 | 23:3211:32 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 20:598:59 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 28:46 04:464:46 AM Mon | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:1410:14 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:42 06:426:42 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:514:51 AM | 06:416:41 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:514:51 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:185:18 AM | 06:416:41 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:416:41 AM | 08:448:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:448:44 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4811:48 AM | 13:051:05 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5012:50 PM | 14:532:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:311:31 PM | 14:122:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:461:46 PM | 15:343:34 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:222:22 PM | 15:393:39 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:532:53 PM | 16:564:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:343:34 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:393:39 PM | 16:564:56 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:564:56 PM | 18:466:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:564:56 PM | 17:235:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:564:56 PM | 18:186:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:271:27 AM+1 | 27:143:14 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |