Sunday 29 April 2001 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 12:5812:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:0911:09 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:205:20 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0911:09 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
11:5011:50 AM
The Sun 80° above S. Day length 13 h 02 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
05:205:20 AM to 29:195:19 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 | 11:0911:09 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 21:389:38 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 17:585:58 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 11:0911:09 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:19 05:195:19 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:523:52 AM | 05:205:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:523:52 AM | 04:364:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:144:14 AM | 05:205:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:205:20 AM | 07:567:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:567:56 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1310:13 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5111:51 AM | 13:281:28 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:091:09 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:012:01 PM | 14:532:53 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:063:06 PM | 16:444:44 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:453:45 PM | 18:226:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:374:37 PM | 17:295:29 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:444:44 PM | 18:226:22 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:226:22 PM | 19:497:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:226:22 PM | 18:436:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:226:22 PM | 19:277:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:217:21 PM | 20:538:53 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:125:12 AM+1 | 30:436:43 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |