Saturday 8 August 1936 · Tehran, Iran
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 18:306:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:553:55 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:175:17 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:577:57 AM
Revatī gives way to Aśvinī.
Noon
12:1012:10 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 13 h 44 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
05:175:17 AM to 29:185:18 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 | Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī | 15:553:55 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Revatī | 07:577:57 AM | Aśvinī |
| Yoga | Śūla | 19:477:47 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 15:553:55 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:18 05:185:18 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:553:55 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:553:55 AM | 04:364:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:164:16 AM | 05:175:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:175:17 AM | 08:028:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:175:17 AM | 07:007:00 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:175:17 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 05:445:44 AM | 07:137:13 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:126:12 AM | 07:077:07 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:028:02 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:448:44 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:321:32 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:531:53 PM | 15:363:36 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:272:27 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:174:17 PM | 19:027:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:027:02 PM | 20:248:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:027:02 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:027:02 PM | 20:038:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3611:36 PM | 25:051:05 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4611:46 PM | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:342:34 AM+1 | 28:044:04 AM+1 | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |