Sunday 17 December 1939 · Tehran, Iran
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 06:076:07 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:368:36 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:087:08 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:368:36 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:0012:00 PM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 45 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
07:087:08 AM to 31:087:08 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 | 08:368:36 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 22:0710:07 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 18:326:32 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 08:368:36 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:08 07:087:08 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:145:14 AM | 07:087:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:116:11 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:425:42 AM | 07:087:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:087:08 AM | 09:059:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:059:05 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0012:00 PM | 13:131:13 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5812:58 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:371:37 PM | 14:162:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:002:00 PM | 15:483:48 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:262:26 PM | 15:393:39 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:552:55 PM | 16:524:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:343:34 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:393:39 PM | 16:524:52 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:524:52 PM | 18:466:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:524:52 PM | 17:215:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:524:52 PM | 18:186:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:205:20 AM+1 | 31:087:08 AM+1 | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |