Sunday 16 June 2002 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 20:558:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:516:51 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
05:045:04 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:465:46 AM
Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.
Noon
11:5411:54 AM
The Sun 89° above S. Day length 13 h 39 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
05:045:04 AM to 29:045:04 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 | 18:516:51 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 18:406:40 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 05:465:46 AM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 07:547:54 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:04 05:045:04 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:413:41 AM | 05:045:04 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 | 05:045:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:045:04 AM | 07:487:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:197:19 AM | 08:508:50 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:487:48 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5411:54 AM | 13:361:36 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:161:16 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:102:10 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:193:19 PM | 17:015:01 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:004:00 PM | 18:436:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:244:24 PM | 17:555:55 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:544:54 PM | 17:495:49 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:015:01 PM | 18:436:43 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:436:43 PM | 20:068:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:436:43 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:436:43 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3011:30 PM | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:122:12 AM+1 | 27:423:42 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |