Wednesday 4 December 1940 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 04:164:16 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:594:59+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
06:586:58 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:468:46 AM
Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.
Noon
11:5511:55 AM
The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 52 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
06:586:58 AM to 30:596:59+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 | 28:59 04:594:59 AM Thu | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 12:5712:57 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 08:468:46 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 16:314:31 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:59 06:596:59 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:055:05 AM | 06:586:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:055:05 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:345:34 AM | 06:586:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:586:58 AM | 08:578:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:128:12 AM | 09:269:26 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:578:57 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4010:40 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:5411:54 AM | 13:081:08 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5412:54 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:331:33 PM | 14:132:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:522:52 PM | 16:514:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:514:51 PM | 18:446:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:514:51 PM | 17:195:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:514:51 PM | 18:156:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:135:13 PM | 18:556:55 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3111:31 PM | 24:1912:19+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:263:26+1 AM | 29:085:08+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |