Tuesday 25 May 2004 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 21:169:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5910:59 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
05:535:53 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:489:48 AM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
13:011:01 PM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 14 h 17 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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05:535:53 AM to 29:525:52 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 | 22:5910:59 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 10:3810:38 AM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 09:489:48 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:1110:11 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:354:35 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:354:35 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:554:55 AM | 05:535:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:535:53 AM | 08:448:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:448:44 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:448:44 AM | 09:419:41 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:279:27 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:011:01 PM | 14:492:49 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:272:27 PM | 17:195:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:243:24 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:364:36 PM | 18:236:23 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:195:19 PM | 20:108:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:108:10 PM | 21:289:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:108:10 PM | 20:298:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:108:10 PM | 21:089:08 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 26:152:15 AM+1 | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 25:251:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |