Thursday 17 June 2010 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 01:271:27 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:5510:55 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
05:045:04 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:426:42 AM
Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.
Noon
11:5411:54 AM
The Sun 89° above S. Day length 13 h 39 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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05:045:04 AM to 29:045:04+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 | 22:5510:55 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 20:578:57 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 06:426:42 AM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 12:1012:10 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:04 05:045:04 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:413:41 AM | 05:045:04 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 | 05:045:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:045:04 AM | 07:487:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:045:04 AM | 06:476:47 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:487:48 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:298:29 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:379:37 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:499:49 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:161:16 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:361:36 PM | 15:193:19 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:112:11 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:053:05 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:004:00 PM | 18:446:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:436:43 PM | 20:128:12 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:446:44 PM | 20:078:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:446:44 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:446:44 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3011:30 PM | 24:1812:18+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:254:25+1 AM | 29:555:55+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |