Sunday 29 April 2001 · Tehran, Iran
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 14:282:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:3912:39 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 47 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:156:15 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3912:39 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
13:021:02 PM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 13 h 34 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
06:156:15 AM to 30:146:14 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 | 12:3912:39 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 23:0811:08 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 19:287:28 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 12:3912:39 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:14 06:146:14 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:514:51 AM | 06:156:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:514:51 AM | 05:335:33 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:125:12 AM | 06:156:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:156:15 AM | 08:588:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:588:58 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:4311:43 AM | 13:141:14 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:021:02 PM | 14:442:44 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:232:23 PM | 17:065:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:183:18 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:254:25 PM | 18:076:07 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:065:06 PM | 19:497:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 18:006:00 PM | 18:556:55 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:076:07 PM | 19:497:49 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:497:49 PM | 21:129:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:497:49 PM | 20:108:10 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:497:49 PM | 20:518:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:518:51 PM | 22:2310:23 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 25:251:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |