Sunday 3 September 2000 · Tehran, Iran
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 06:206:20 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:496:49 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:386:38 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:5411:54 AM
Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.
Noon
13:041:04 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 12 h 50 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
06:386:38 AM to 30:396:39 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 | past sunrise | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 11:5411:54 AM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 28:27 04:274:27 AM Mon | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 18:286:28 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:39 06:396:39 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:095:09 AM | 06:386:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:095:09 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:315:31 AM | 06:386:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:386:38 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:031:03 PM | 14:402:40 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:202:20 PM | 16:544:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:123:12 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:164:16 PM | 17:525:52 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:544:54 PM | 19:287:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:465:46 PM | 18:376:37 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:485:48 PM | 19:307:30 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:525:52 PM | 19:287:28 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:287:28 PM | 20:588:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:287:28 PM | 19:517:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:287:28 PM | 20:368:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 25:281:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:563:56 AM+1 | 29:375:37 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |