Wednesday 7 June 2000 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 00:2212:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:1110:11 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī (Jyaiṣṭha) determinate
At sunrise
05:495:49 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1211:12 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
13:031:03 PM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 14 h 29 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
05:495:49 AM to 29:485:48 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 | 22:1110:11 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 12:5812:58 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 13:261:26 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 11:1211:12 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:48 05:485:48 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:324:32 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:324:32 AM | 05:105:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:514:51 AM | 05:495:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:495:49 AM | 08:428:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:377:37 AM | 09:269:26 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:428:42 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1511:15 AM | 13:031:03 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:5812:58 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:031:03 PM | 14:522:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:302:30 PM | 17:245:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:283:28 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:245:24 PM | 20:188:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:188:18 PM | 21:349:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:188:18 PM | 20:378:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:188:18 PM | 21:159:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 25:571:57 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 25:271:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |