Monday 13 June 2005 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 12:3612:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:572:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:485:48 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1910:19 AM
Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.
Noon
13:041:04 PM
The Sun 78° above S. Day length 14 h 33 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
05:485:48 AM to 29:485:48 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 | 14:572:57 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 20:298:29 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 10:1910:19 AM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 14:572:57 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:48 05:485:48 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:324:32 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:324:32 AM | 05:105:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:514:51 AM | 05:485:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:485:48 AM | 08:438:43 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:037:03 AM | 08:508:50 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:377:37 AM | 09:269:26 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:438:43 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1511:15 AM | 13:041:04 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:331:33 PM | 14:322:32 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:322:32 PM | 17:265:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:532:53 PM | 16:434:43 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:303:30 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:284:28 PM | 17:265:26 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:265:26 PM | 20:218:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:485:48 PM | 19:367:36 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:218:21 PM | 21:369:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:218:21 PM | 20:408:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:218:21 PM | 21:179:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 25:281:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:215:21 AM+1 | 31:077:07 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |