Tuesday 18 May 1926 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 03:293:29 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:345:34 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:534:53 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:345:34 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
11:5611:56 AM
The Sun 74° above S. Day length 14 h 06 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
04:534:53 AM to 28:524:52+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 | 05:345:34 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 07:477:47 AM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 19:397:39 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 05:345:34 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 28:52 04:524:52 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:343:34 AM | 04:534:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:343:34 AM | 04:134:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:533:53 AM | 04:534:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:534:53 AM | 07:427:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:427:42 AM | 10:3110:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:427:42 AM | 08:388:38 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:248:24 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5611:56 AM | 13:421:42 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:201:20 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:172:17 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:273:27 PM | 17:135:13 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:104:10 PM | 18:596:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:596:59 PM | 20:188:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:596:59 PM | 19:187:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:596:59 PM | 19:587:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1110:11 PM | 23:5811:58 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5610:56 PM | 23:3611:36 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3111:31 PM | 24:1912:19+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |