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Thursday 18 May 1972 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Vaiśākha Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 16:524:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:024:02 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:085:08 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:024:02 PM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 85° above S. Day length 13 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 70° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 33% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 70° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:433:43 AM–04:264:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:044:04 AM–05:085:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:3010:30 AM–12:0612:06 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2311:23 AM–12:1612:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:032:03 PM–14:572:57 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:316:31 PM–18:526:52 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:316:31 PM–19:357:35 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:085:08 AM–06:496:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:298:29 AM–10:0910:09 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:369:36 AM–10:2910:29 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:301:30 PM–15:103:10 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:572:57 PM–15:503:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Śubha05:085:08 AM–06:496:49 AMgood
Roga06:496:49 AM–08:298:29 AMavoid
Udvega08:298:29 AM–10:0910:09 AMavoid
Cara10:0910:09 AM–11:5011:50 AMneutral
Lābha11:5011:50 AM–13:301:30 PMgood
Amṛta13:301:30 PM–15:103:10 PMgood
Kāla15:103:10 PM–16:514:51 PMavoid
Śubha16:514:51 PM–18:316:31 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:316:31 PM–19:517:51 PMgood
Cara19:517:51 PM–21:109:10 PMneutral
Roga21:109:10 PM–22:3010:30 PMavoid
Kāla22:3010:30 PM–23:4911:49 PMavoid
Lābha23:4911:49 PM–25:091:09 AM+1good
Udvega25:091:09 AM+1–26:292:29 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:292:29 AM+1–27:483:48 AM+1good
Amṛta27:483:48 AM+1–29:085:08 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:085:08 AM to 29:085:08 AM+1

05:085:08 AM sunrise18:316:31 PM sunsetsunrise 29:085:08 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 16:024:02 PM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 16:534:53 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 26:442:44 AM+1
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 16:024:02 PM
Garauntil 27:553:55 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2311:23 AM–12:1612:16 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:301:30 PM–15:103:10 PM
Pradoṣa 18:316:31 PM–19:567:56 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:1612:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:103:10 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 23 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:567:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī16:024:02 PMSaptamī
NakṣatraPuṣya16:534:53 PMĀśleṣā
YogaVṛddhi26:44 02:442:44 AM FriDhruva
KaraṇaTaitila16:024:02 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra29:08 05:085:08 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2029
Śaka
1894
Kali
5073
Ahargaṇa
1 852 990
Day length
13 h 23 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
10:1110:11 AM
Moonset
23:3711:37 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:433:43 AM05:085:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:433:43 AM04:264:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:044:04 AM05:085:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:085:08 AM07:497:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:085:08 AM06:496:49 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:497:49 AM10:2910:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:298:29 AM10:0910:09 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:369:36 AM10:2910:29 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:3010:30 AM12:0612:06 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2311:23 AM12:1612:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:101:10 PM15:503:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:301:30 PM15:103:10 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:032:03 PM14:572:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:572:57 PM15:503:50 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:503:50 PM18:316:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:316:31 PM19:567:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:316:31 PM18:526:52 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:316:31 PM19:357:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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