Wednesday 8 September 1948 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 23:2411:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:1710:17 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:375:37 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4510:45 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
11:5111:51 AM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 12 h 28 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
05:375:37 AM to 29:375:37+1 AM
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 | 22:1710:17 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 19:307:30 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 26:03 02:032:03 AM Thu | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:4510:45 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:37 05:375:37 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:054:05 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:054:05 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:284:28 AM | 05:375:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:375:37 AM | 08:068:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:107:10 AM | 08:448:44 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:068:06 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1710:17 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5310:53 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:5111:51 AM | 13:241:24 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:551:55 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:353:35 PM | 18:046:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:046:04 PM | 19:377:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:046:04 PM | 18:286:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:046:04 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2711:27 PM | 24:1512:15+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3311:33 PM | 25:101:10+1 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |