Friday 22 August 2008 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 19:537:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:016:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:315:31 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:596:59 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
11:5611:56 AM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 50 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
05:315:31 AM to 29:315:31 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 | Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī | 18:016:01 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 10:1210:12 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 22:3610:36 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 06:596:59 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:31 05:315:31 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:014:01 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:014:01 AM | 04:464:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:244:24 AM | 05:315:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:315:31 AM | 08:058:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:226:22 AM | 07:547:54 AM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:077:07 AM | 08:438:43 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:058:05 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:058:05 AM | 08:568:56 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:1910:19 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:131:13 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:131:13 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:042:04 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:083:08 PM | 16:454:45 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:473:47 PM | 18:216:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:216:21 PM | 19:507:50 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:216:21 PM | 18:436:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:216:21 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:187:18 PM | 20:498:49 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3211:32 PM | 24:2012:20 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:244:24 AM+1 | 29:555:55 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |