Saturday 2 December 2000 · Tehran, Iran
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 13:201:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:014:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
06:576:57 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:014:01 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
11:5411:54 AM
The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 54 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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06:576:57 AM to 30:586:58 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 | 16:014:01 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | past sunrise | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 30:30 06:306:30 AM Sun | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 16:014:01 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:58 06:586:58 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:045:04 AM | 06:576:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:045:04 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:325:32 AM | 06:576:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:576:57 AM | 08:568:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:576:57 AM | 08:118:11 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:576:57 AM | 07:367:36 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:367:36 AM | 08:168:16 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:568:56 AM | 10:5410:54 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:259:25 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:289:28 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5312:53 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:081:08 PM | 14:222:22 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:331:33 PM | 14:122:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:522:52 PM | 16:514:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:514:51 PM | 18:446:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:514:51 PM | 17:195:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:514:51 PM | 18:156:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:168:16 PM | 22:0310:03 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3011:30 PM | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |