Tuesday 12 December 1972 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 09:519:51 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:2810:28 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:057:05 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2810:28 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
11:5811:58 AM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 46 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
07:057:05 AM to 31:067:06 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 | 10:2810:28 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 30:57 06:576:57 AM Wed | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 12:0112:01 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 10:2810:28 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:06 07:067:06 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:115:11 AM | 07:057:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:115:11 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:405:40 AM | 07:057:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:057:05 AM | 09:029:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:029:02 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:029:02 AM | 09:419:41 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:329:32 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5811:58 AM | 13:111:11 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5712:57 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:361:36 PM | 14:152:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:431:43 PM | 15:213:21 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:252:25 PM | 15:383:38 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:542:54 PM | 16:514:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:514:51 PM | 18:456:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:514:51 PM | 17:205:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:514:51 PM | 18:176:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3310:33 PM | 23:3011:30 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3411:34 PM | 25:121:12 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3411:34 PM | 24:2212:22 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |