Friday 29 May 2009 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 23:2311:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:029:02 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī (Jyaiṣṭha) determinate
At sunrise
05:055:05 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0910:09 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
11:5111:51 AM
The Sun 87° above S. Day length 13 h 32 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
05:055:05 AM to 29:055:05+1 AM
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 | 21:029:02 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 26:59 02:592:59 AM Sat | Maghā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 19:267:26 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:0910:09 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:05 05:055:05 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:413:41 AM | 05:055:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:413:41 AM | 04:234:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:024:02 AM | 05:055:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:055:05 AM | 07:477:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:466:46 AM | 08:288:28 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:477:47 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:477:47 AM | 08:418:41 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0910:09 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 15:543:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:062:06 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:143:14 PM | 16:554:55 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:543:54 PM | 18:366:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:284:28 PM | 17:585:58 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:366:36 PM | 20:008:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:366:36 PM | 18:576:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:366:36 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2711:27 PM | 24:1512:15+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:291:29+1 AM | 26:592:59+1 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |