Monday 9 December 2002 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 03:383:38 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:234:23 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī determinate
At sunrise
06:266:26 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:553:55 PM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
11:4511:45 AM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 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
06:266:26 AM to 30:276:27 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 | 28:23 04:234:23 AM Tue | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 29:51 05:515:51 AM Tue | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 16:554:55 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 15:553:55 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:27 06:276:27 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:394:39 AM | 06:266:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:335:33 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:065:06 AM | 06:266:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:266:26 AM | 08:348:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:467:46 AM | 09:069:06 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:348:34 AM | 10:4110:41 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:448:44 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2510:25 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4912:49 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:051:05 PM | 14:252:25 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:321:32 PM | 14:142:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:142:14 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:572:57 PM | 17:055:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:055:05 PM | 18:526:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:055:05 PM | 17:315:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:055:05 PM | 18:256:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:526:52 PM | 20:338:33 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2211:22 PM | 24:1012:10 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |