Monday 27 November 1911 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 12:0612:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:262:26 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:466:46 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:102:10 PM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
11:4711:47 AM
The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 01 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
06:466:46 AM to 30:476:47+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 | 14:262:26 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 14:102:10 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 23:4411:44 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 14:262:26 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:47 06:476:47 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:544:54 AM | 06:466:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:544:54 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:225:22 AM | 06:466:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:466:46 AM | 08:468:46 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:018:01 AM | 09:169:16 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:468:46 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3110:31 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:4712:47 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4712:47 PM | 14:472:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:021:02 PM | 14:172:17 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:271:27 PM | 14:072:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:072:07 PM | 14:472:47 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:472:47 PM | 16:474:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:474:47 PM | 18:396:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:474:47 PM | 17:155:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:474:47 PM | 18:116:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:346:34 PM | 20:198:19 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2311:23 PM | 24:1112:11+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:075:07+1 AM | 30:536:53+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |