Wednesday 30 August 2006 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 11:0911:09 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:5712:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:355:35 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:5712:57 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:0512:05 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 00 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
05:355:35 AM to 29:365:36 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 | 12:5712:57 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 29:17 05:175:17 AM Thu | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 28:49 04:494:49 AM Thu | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 12:5712:57 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:36 05:365:36 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:074:07 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:074:07 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:294:29 AM | 05:355:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:355:35 AM | 08:118:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:127:12 AM | 08:508:50 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:118:11 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:199:19 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2710:27 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0512:05 PM | 13:421:42 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:231:23 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:152:15 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:593:59 PM | 18:356:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:356:35 PM | 20:038:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:356:35 PM | 18:576:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:356:35 PM | 19:417:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:447:44 PM | 21:289:28 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4111:41 PM | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |