Friday 3 June 1938 · Tehran, Iran
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 00:5112:51 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:2910:29 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī (Jyaiṣṭha) determinate
At sunrise
04:504:50 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:025:02 AM
Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 14 h 26 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
04:504:50 AM to 28:494:49 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 | 22:2910:29 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 19:547:54 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 05:025:02 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 11:3611:36 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 28:49 04:494:49 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:333:33 AM | 04:504:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:333:33 AM | 04:114:11 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:523:52 AM | 04:504:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:504:50 AM | 07:437:43 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:386:38 AM | 08:268:26 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:437:43 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:437:43 AM | 08:408:40 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:289:28 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:1410:14 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:291:29 PM | 16:224:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:272:27 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:393:39 PM | 17:275:27 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:224:22 PM | 19:157:15 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:246:24 PM | 19:547:54 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:157:15 PM | 20:328:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:157:15 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:157:15 PM | 20:138:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |