Wednesday 17 November 2004 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 02:172:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4611:46 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:116:11 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:5812:58 PM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
11:3811:38 AM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 10 h 54 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
06:116:11 AM to 30:126:12 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 | 23:4611:46 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 17:115:11 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 19:487:48 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 12:5812:58 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:12 06:126:12 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:264:26 AM | 06:116:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:195:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:524:52 AM | 06:116:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:116:11 AM | 08:228:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:337:33 AM | 08:548:54 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:228:22 AM | 10:3310:33 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1610:16 AM | 11:3811:38 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3811:38 AM | 13:001:00 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4312:43 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:271:27 PM | 14:112:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:542:54 PM | 17:055:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:055:05 PM | 18:506:50 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 | 18:246:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:568:56 PM | 22:2610:26 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:565:56 AM+1 | 31:267:26 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |