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Tuesday 22 December 2009 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Pauṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 03:163:16 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:455:45+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:346:34 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:334:33 PM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 64° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 28% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 64° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:464:46 AM–05:405:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:135:13 AM–06:346:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3111:31 AM–12:1312:13 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:381:38 PM–14:202:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:105:10 PM–17:365:36 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:105:10 PM–18:306:30 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:5310:53 PM–24:4112:41+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:418:41 AM–09:239:23 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:139:13 AM–10:3210:32 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5211:52 AM–13:111:11 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:0812:08 PM–13:551:55 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:312:31 PM–15:503:50 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3110:31 PM–23:2511:25 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Roga06:346:34 AM–07:537:53 AMavoid
Udvega07:537:53 AM–09:139:13 AMavoid
Cara09:139:13 AM–10:3210:32 AMneutral
Lābha10:3210:32 AM–11:5211:52 AMgood
Amṛta11:5211:52 AM–13:111:11 PMgood
Kāla13:111:11 PM–14:312:31 PMavoid
Śubha14:312:31 PM–15:503:50 PMgood
Roga15:503:50 PM–17:105:10 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:105:10 PM–18:506:50 PMavoid
Lābha18:506:50 PM–20:318:31 PMgood
Udvega20:318:31 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Śubha22:1110:11 PM–23:5211:52 PMgood
Amṛta23:5211:52 PM–25:331:33+1 AMgood
Cara25:331:33+1 AM–27:133:13+1 AMneutral
Roga27:133:13+1 AM–28:544:54+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:544:54+1 AM–30:346:34+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:346:34 AM to 30:346:34+1 AM

06:346:34 AM sunrise17:105:10 PM sunsetsunrise 30:346:34+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 29:455:45+1 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 17:095:09 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 16:334:33 PM
Taitilauntil 29:455:45+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3111:31 AM–12:1312:13 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:312:31 PM–15:503:50 PM
Pradoṣa 17:105:10 PM–18:576:57 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16+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.

  1. SunriseṢaṣṭhī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:1312:13 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:503:50 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:576:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī29:45 05:455:45 AM WedSaptamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣāpast sunrisePūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra17:095:09 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaKaulava16:334:33 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:34 06:346:34 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 722
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
10:2110:21 AM
Moonset
22:1710:17 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:464:46 AM06:346:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:464:46 AM05:405:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:135:13 AM06:346:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:346:34 AM08:418:41 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:418:41 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:418:41 AM09:239:23 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:139:13 AM10:3210:32 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:1312:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5211:52 AM13:111:11 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:0812:08 PM13:551:55 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM15:023:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:381:38 PM14:202:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:312:31 PM15:503:50 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:023:02 PM17:105:10 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:105:10 PM18:576:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:105:10 PM17:365:36 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:105:10 PM18:306:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3110:31 PM23:2511:25 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:5310:53 PM24:4112:41+1 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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