Thursday 12 August 1971 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 08:168:16 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:395:39 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:205:20 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:395:39 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:0912:09 PM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 13 h 38 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
05:205:20 AM to 29:215:21 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 | 05:395:39 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 15:513:51 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 22:4210:42 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 05:395:39 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:21 05:215:21 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:573:57 AM | 05:205:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:573:57 AM | 04:394:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:184:18 AM | 05:205:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:205:20 AM | 08:048:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:205:20 AM | 07:037:03 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:048:04 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:458:45 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:099:09 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:539:53 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0812:08 PM | 13:371:37 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:311:31 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:511:51 PM | 15:343:34 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:203:20 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:144:14 PM | 18:586:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:586:58 PM | 20:218:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:586:58 PM | 19:197:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:586:58 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4611:46 PM | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 26:272:27 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |