Thursday 30 October 2003 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 00:0712:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:599:59 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:246:24 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5810:58 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
11:4811:48 AM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 47 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
06:246:24 AM to 30:256:25 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 | 21:599:59 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 24:49 00:4912:49 AM Fri | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 14:302:30 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:5810:58 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:25 06:256:25 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:394:39 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:055:05 AM | 06:246:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:246:24 AM | 08:348:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:246:24 AM | 07:457:45 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:348:34 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:069:06 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0010:00 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5312:53 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:091:09 PM | 14:302:30 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:361:36 PM | 14:192:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:192:19 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:023:02 PM | 17:115:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:115:11 PM | 18:576:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:115:11 PM | 17:385:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:115:11 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:188:18 PM | 21:489:48 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2411:24 PM | 24:1212:12 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |