Monday 10 December 1945 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 03:433:43 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:333:33 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
06:336:33 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0711:07 AM
Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.
Noon
11:5211:52 AM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 38 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
06:336:33 AM to 30:336:33 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 | 27:33 03:333:33 AM Tue | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 26:01 02:012:01 AM Tue | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 11:0711:07 AM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 15:433:43 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:464:46 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:464:46 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:125:12 AM | 06:336:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:336:33 AM | 08:408:40 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:527:52 AM | 09:129:12 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:408:40 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3210:32 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1312:13 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5612:56 PM | 15:033:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:121:12 PM | 14:312:31 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:381:38 PM | 14:212:21 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:212:21 PM | 15:033:03 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:033:03 PM | 17:115:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:253:25 PM | 17:025:02 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:115:11 PM | 18:586:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:115:11 PM | 17:385:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:115:11 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2811:28 PM | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |