Friday 9 September 2005 · Tehran, Iran
Śukravāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 05:415:41 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:315:31 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:436:43 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:278:27 AM
Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.
Noon
13:021:02 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 12 h 38 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
06:436:43 AM to 30:436:43 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 | 29:31 05:315:31 AM Sat | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 25:35 01:351:35 AM Sat | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 08:278:27 AM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 17:415:41 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:43 06:436:43 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:125:12 AM | 06:436:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:125:12 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:345:34 AM | 06:436:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:436:43 AM | 09:149:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:436:43 AM | 08:218:21 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:178:17 AM | 09:529:52 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:149:14 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:149:14 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2711:27 AM | 13:011:01 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:271:27 PM | 14:172:17 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:172:17 PM | 16:494:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:083:08 PM | 15:583:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:114:11 PM | 17:455:45 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:334:33 PM | 18:126:12 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:494:49 PM | 19:207:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:207:20 PM | 20:518:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:207:20 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:207:20 PM | 20:298:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 25:261:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:355:35 AM+1 | 31:117:11 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |