Monday 28 May 2001 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 18:586:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:344:34 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī (Jyaiṣṭha) determinate
At sunrise
05:055:05 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:465:46 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
11:5011:50 AM
The Sun 87° above S. Day length 13 h 31 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
05:055:05 AM to 29:055:05 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 | 16:344:34 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 24:18 00:1812:18 AM Tue | Maghā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 18:266:26 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 05:465:46 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:05 05:055:05 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:413:41 AM | 05:055:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:413:41 AM | 04:234:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:024:02 AM | 05:055:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:055:05 AM | 07:477:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:466:46 AM | 08:288:28 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:477:47 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0910:09 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 15:543:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:321:32 PM | 15:133:13 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:501:50 PM | 15:203:20 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:062:06 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:003:00 PM | 15:543:54 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:543:54 PM | 18:366:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:366:36 PM | 20:008:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:366:36 PM | 18:576:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:366:36 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4810:48 PM | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |