Tuesday 26 December 2006 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 10:2910:29 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:408:40 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:356:35 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:408:40 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
11:5411:54 AM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 36 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
06:356:35 AM to 30:366:36 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 | 08:408:40 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 27:26 03:263:26 AM Wed | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 09:419:41 AM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 08:408:40 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:36 06:366:36 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:484:48 AM | 06:356:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:484:48 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:356:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:356:35 AM | 08:438:43 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:438:43 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:438:43 AM | 09:259:25 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:159:15 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4410:44 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5411:54 AM | 13:131:13 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5712:57 PM | 15:043:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:401:40 PM | 14:222:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:332:33 PM | 15:523:52 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:043:04 PM | 17:125:12 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:125:12 PM | 18:596:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:125:12 PM | 17:385:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:125:12 PM | 18:326:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:517:51 PM | 21:229:22 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3310:33 PM | 23:2711:27 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3011:30 PM | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |