Monday 1 May 1933 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 09:279:27 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:3911:39 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 42 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:085:08 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4610:46 AM
Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.
Noon
11:5611:56 AM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 13 h 37 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
05:085:08 AM to 29:075:07+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 | 11:3911:39 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 19:077:07 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 10:4610:46 AM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 11:3911:39 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:07 05:075:07 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:453:45 AM | 05:085:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:453:45 AM | 04:274:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:064:06 AM | 05:085:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:085:08 AM | 07:527:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 05:485:48 AM | 07:357:35 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:506:50 AM | 08:328:32 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:527:52 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1510:15 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:181:18 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:181:18 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:391:39 PM | 15:213:21 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:132:13 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:073:07 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:024:02 PM | 18:456:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:284:28 PM | 18:146:14 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:456:45 PM | 20:088:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:456:45 PM | 19:067:06 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:456:45 PM | 19:477:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3211:32 PM | 24:2012:20+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:513:51+1 AM | 29:365:36+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |