Sunday 1 September 1946 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 00:1612:16 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:142:14 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:405:40 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:217:21 AM
Brahma gives way to Indra.
Noon
11:5911:59 AM
The Sun 74° above S. Day length 12 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
05:405:40 AM to 29:405:40 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 | 26:14 02:142:14 AM Mon | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 10:4210:42 AM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 07:217:21 AM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 13:111:11 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:40 05:405:40 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:094:09 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:094:09 AM | 04:554:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:324:32 AM | 05:405:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:405:40 AM | 08:128:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:128:12 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5911:59 AM | 13:341:34 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:151:15 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:052:05 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:093:09 PM | 16:434:43 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:473:47 PM | 18:186:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:374:37 PM | 17:285:28 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:434:43 PM | 18:186:18 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:564:56 PM | 18:436:43 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:186:18 PM | 19:497:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:186:18 PM | 18:416:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:186:18 PM | 19:267:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3511:35 PM | 24:2312:23 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:373:37 AM+1 | 29:245:24 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |