Saturday 22 August 1970 · Tehran, Iran
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 14:492:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:101:10 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:285:28 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:595:59 AM
Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 17 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
05:285:28 AM to 29:295:29 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 | 13:101:10 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 05:595:59 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 19:267:26 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:101:10 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:29 05:295:29 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:034:03 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:034:03 AM | 04:464:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:244:24 AM | 05:285:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:285:28 AM | 08:088:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:285:28 AM | 07:087:08 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:285:28 AM | 06:216:21 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:216:21 AM | 07:157:15 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:088:08 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:488:48 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:271:27 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:471:47 PM | 15:263:26 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:202:20 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:263:26 PM | 17:005:00 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:064:06 PM | 18:466:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:466:46 PM | 20:118:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:466:46 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:466:46 PM | 19:507:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 26:262:26 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |