Sunday 29 November 1908 · Tehran, Iran
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 18:206:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:194:19 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
06:496:49 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1111:11 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
11:4811:48 AM
The Sun 33° above S. Day length 9 h 58 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
06:496:49 AM to 30:506:50 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 | 16:194:19 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 11:1111:11 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 15:123:12 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 16:194:19 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:50 06:506:50 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:564:56 AM | 06:496:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:564:56 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:245:24 AM | 06:496:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:496:49 AM | 08:488:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:488:48 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4811:48 AM | 13:021:02 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4712:47 PM | 14:472:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:271:27 PM | 14:072:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:172:17 PM | 15:323:32 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:472:47 PM | 16:464:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:572:57 PM | 16:284:28 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:273:27 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:323:32 PM | 16:464:46 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:464:46 PM | 18:396:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:464:46 PM | 17:145:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:464:46 PM | 18:116:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2411:24 PM | 24:1212:12 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 25:301:30 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |