Thursday 6 November 1997 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 15:543:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:083:08 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:316:31 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:083:08 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
11:4811:48 AM
The Sun 38° above S. Day length 10 h 33 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
06:316:31 AM to 30:326:32+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 | 15:083:08 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 28:48 04:484:48 AM Fri | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Śūla | 27:25 03:253:25 AM Fri | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 15:083:08 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:32 06:326:32 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:444:44 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:444:44 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:115:11 AM | 06:316:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:316:31 AM | 08:388:38 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:316:31 AM | 07:507:50 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:388:38 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:109:10 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0210:02 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5112:51 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:021:02 PM | 14:362:36 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:071:07 PM | 14:262:26 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:331:33 PM | 14:152:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:152:15 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:582:58 PM | 17:045:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:045:04 PM | 18:526:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:045:04 PM | 17:315:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:045:04 PM | 18:256:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:3010:30 PM | 24:0412:04+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2411:24 PM | 24:1212:12+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |