Friday 26 November 1976 · Tehran, Iran
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 04:514:51 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:044:04+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
06:516:51 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:342:34 PM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
11:5211:52 AM
The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 01 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
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06:516:51 AM to 30:526:52+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 | 28:04 04:044:04 AM Sat | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 28:00 04:004:00 AM Sat | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 14:342:34 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 16:214:21 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:52 06:526:52 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:594:59 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:594:59 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:275:27 AM | 06:516:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:516:51 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:068:06 AM | 09:219:21 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:098:09 AM | 09:449:44 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:518:51 AM | 10:5110:51 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:518:51 AM | 09:319:31 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3610:36 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5212:52 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:321:32 PM | 14:122:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:222:22 PM | 15:373:37 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:522:52 PM | 16:524:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:524:52 PM | 18:446:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:524:52 PM | 17:205:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:524:52 PM | 18:166:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:415:41 PM | 19:167:16 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2811:28 PM | 24:1612:16+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |