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Saturday 17 January 1948 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 23:0211:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:5312:53 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:406:40 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0112:01 PM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 66° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 30% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 66° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:544:54 AM–05:475:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:205:20 AM–06:406:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:2512:25 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:265:26 PM–17:535:53 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:265:26 PM–18:466:46 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:449:44 PM–23:2911:29 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:406:40 AM–08:018:01 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:406:40 AM–07:237:23 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:237:23 AM–08:068:06 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:219:21 AM–10:4210:42 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:1311:13 AM–12:5812:58 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:241:24 PM–14:452:45 PMYama’s part of the day

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Kāla06:406:40 AM–08:018:01 AMavoid
Śubha08:018:01 AM–09:219:21 AMgood
Roga09:219:21 AM–10:4210:42 AMavoid
Udvega10:4210:42 AM–12:0312:03 PMavoid
Cara12:0312:03 PM–13:241:24 PMneutral
Lābha13:241:24 PM–14:452:45 PMgood
Amṛta14:452:45 PM–16:064:06 PMgood
Kāla16:064:06 PM–17:265:26 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:265:26 PM–19:067:06 PMgood
Udvega19:067:06 PM–20:458:45 PMavoid
Śubha20:458:45 PM–22:2410:24 PMgood
Amṛta22:2410:24 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1good
Cara24:0312:03 AM+1–25:421:42 AM+1neutral
Roga25:421:42 AM+1–27:213:21 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:213:21 AM+1–29:015:01 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:015:01 AM+1–30:406:40 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:406:40 AM to 30:406:40 AM+1

06:406:40 AM sunrise17:265:26 PM sunsetsunrise 30:406:40 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 24:5312:53 AM+1
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 26:592:59 AM+1
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 14:172:17 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 12:0112:01 PM
Taitilauntil 24:5312:53 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:219:21 AM–10:4210:42 AM
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:2512:25 PM
Pradoṣa 17:265:26 PM–19:127:12 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27 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.

  1. SunriseṢaṣṭhī holds. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:4210:42 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2512:25 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 47 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:127:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī24:53 00:5312:53 AM SunSaptamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā26:59 02:592:59 AM SunRevatī
YogaParigha14:172:17 PMŚiva
KaraṇaKaulava12:0112:01 PMTaitila
VāraŚanivāra30:40 06:406:40 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2004
Śaka
1869
Kali
5048
Ahargaṇa
1 844 102
Day length
10 h 47 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
10:2910:29 AM
Moonset
22:4010:40 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:544:54 AM06:406:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:544:54 AM05:475:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:205:20 AM06:406:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:406:40 AM08:498:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:406:40 AM08:018:01 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:406:40 AM07:237:23 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:237:23 AM08:068:06 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:498:49 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:219:21 AM10:4210:42 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:1311:13 AM12:5812:58 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:2512:25 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:081:08 PM15:173:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:241:24 PM14:452:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:173:17 PM17:265:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:265:26 PM19:127:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:265:26 PM17:535:53 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:265:26 PM18:466:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:449:44 PM23:2911:29 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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