Tuesday 6 December 2005 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 06:036:03 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:423:42 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
06:246:24 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2211:22 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
11:4411:44 AM
The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 40 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
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06:246:24 AM to 30:256:25 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 | 27:42 03:423:42 AM Wed | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 11:2211:22 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 26:26 02:262:26 AM Wed | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 16:514:51 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:25 06:256:25 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:374:37 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:045:04 AM | 06:246:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:246:24 AM | 08:328:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:328:32 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:328:32 AM | 09:159:15 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:049:04 AM | 10:2410:24 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2011:20 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4411:44 AM | 13:041:04 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4812:48 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:311:31 PM | 14:132:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:242:24 PM | 15:443:44 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:562:56 PM | 17:045:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:063:06 PM | 16:354:35 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:045:04 PM | 18:516:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:045:04 PM | 17:315:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:045:04 PM | 18:246:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:2410:24 PM | 23:1811:18 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2011:20 PM | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 25:331:33 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |