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Tuesday 17 February 1998 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 01:141:14 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:403:40+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:266:26 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2410:24 AM

Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 11 h 22 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 245° ahead of it, in Svātī, 71% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 245° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:454:45 AM–05:365:36 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:105:10 AM–06:266:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4511:45 AM–12:3012:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:462:46 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:485:48 PM–18:146:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:485:48 PM–19:047:04 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:1211:12 PM–24:5912:59+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:438:43 AM–09:289:28 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:179:17 AM–10:4210:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0712:07 PM–13:331:33 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:2812:28 PM–14:162:16 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:582:58 PM–16:234:23 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5110:51 PM–23:4211:42 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

Roga06:266:26 AM–07:517:51 AMavoid
Udvega07:517:51 AM–09:179:17 AMavoid
Cara09:179:17 AM–10:4210:42 AMneutral
Lābha10:4210:42 AM–12:0712:07 PMgood
Amṛta12:0712:07 PM–13:331:33 PMgood
Kāla13:331:33 PM–14:582:58 PMavoid
Śubha14:582:58 PM–16:234:23 PMgood
Roga16:234:23 PM–17:485:48 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:485:48 PM–19:237:23 PMavoid
Lābha19:237:23 PM–20:588:58 PMgood
Udvega20:588:58 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Śubha22:3210:32 PM–24:0712:07+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0712:07+1 AM–25:421:42+1 AMgood
Cara25:421:42+1 AM–27:163:16+1 AMneutral
Roga27:163:16+1 AM–28:514:51+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:514:51+1 AM–30:256:25+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:266:26 AM to 30:256:25+1 AM

06:266:26 AM sunrise17:485:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:256:25+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 27:403:40+1 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 10:2410:24 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 14:302:30 PM
Vaṇijauntil 27:403:40+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4511:45 AM–12:3012:30 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:582:58 PM–16:234:23 PM
Pradoṣa 17:485:48 PM–19:297:29 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31+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.

  1. SunriseṢaṣṭhī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3012:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:234:23 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 22 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:297:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī27:40 03:403:40 AM WedSaptamī
NakṣatraSvātīpast sunriseViśākhā
YogaGaṇḍa10:2410:24 AMVṛddhi
KaraṇaGara14:302:30 PMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:25 06:256:25 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 396
Day length
11 h 22 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
22:5510:55 PM
Moonset
09:549:54 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:454:45 AM06:266:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:454:45 AM05:365:36 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:105:10 AM06:266:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:266:26 AM08:438:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:438:43 AM10:5910:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:438:43 AM09:289:28 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:179:17 AM10:4210:42 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:3012:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0712:07 PM13:331:33 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2812:28 PM14:162:16 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:323:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:462:46 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:582:58 PM16:234:23 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:323:32 PM17:485:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:485:48 PM19:297:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:485:48 PM18:146:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:485:48 PM19:047:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5110:51 PM23:4211:42 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:1211:12 PM24:5912:59+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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