Sunday 26 November 2006 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 00:5312:53 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4511:45 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
06:176:17 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2212:22 PM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
11:4011:40 AM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 47 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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06:176:17 AM to 30:186:18 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 | 23:4511:45 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 25:13 01:131:13 AM Mon | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 13:231:23 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 12:2212:22 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:18 06:186:18 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:314:31 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:314:31 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:584:58 AM | 06:176:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:176:17 AM | 08:268:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:268:26 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4011:40 AM | 13:011:01 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4512:45 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:281:28 PM | 14:112:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:222:22 PM | 15:433:43 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:542:54 PM | 17:045:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:023:02 PM | 16:364:36 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:373:37 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:433:43 PM | 17:045:04 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:045:04 PM | 18:496:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:045:04 PM | 17:305:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:045:04 PM | 18:236:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1711:17 PM | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:055:05 AM+1 | 30:386:38 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |