Monday 30 August 1976 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 00:3612:36 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:1010:10 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:355:35 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2111:21 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:0512:05 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 12 h 59 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
05:355:35 AM to 29:365:36+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 | 22:1010:10 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 12:0812:08 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 11:4711:47 AM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 11:2111:21 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:36 05:365:36 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:074:07 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:074:07 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:294:29 AM | 05:355:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:355:35 AM | 08:118:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:127:12 AM | 08:508:50 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:118:11 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2710:27 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:231:23 PM | 15:583:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:421:42 PM | 15:193:19 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:152:15 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:063:06 PM | 15:583:58 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:583:58 PM | 18:346:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:235:23 PM | 18:536:53 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:346:34 PM | 20:028:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:346:34 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:346:34 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4111:41 PM | 24:2912:29+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:232:23+1 AM | 27:533:53+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |