Monday 1 December 1924 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 04:084:08 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:122:12 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
06:516:51 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:053:05 PM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
11:4811:48 AM
The Sun 33° above S. Day length 9 h 55 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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06:516:51 AM to 30:526:52 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 | 26:12 02:122:12 AM Tue | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 16:594:59 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 17:345:34 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 15:053:05 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:52 06:526:52 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:584:58 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:584:58 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:516:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:516:51 AM | 08:508:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:147:14 AM | 08:448:44 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:058:05 AM | 09:199:19 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:508:50 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3410:34 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4812:48 PM | 14:472:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:031:03 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 | 16:464:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| 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 | 18:106:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:518:51 PM | 22:2310:23 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:066:06 AM+1 | 31:387:38 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |