Sunday 2 September 2007 · Tehran, Iran
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 23:5811:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:229:22 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:375:37 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3810:38 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:0412:04 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 12 h 54 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
05:375:37 AM to 29:385:38+1 AM
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 | Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī | 21:229:22 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 19:167:16 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 15:213:21 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 10:3810:38 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:38 05:385:38 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:084:08 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:084:08 AM | 04:534:53 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:304:30 AM | 05:375:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:375:37 AM | 08:128:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 05:595:59 AM | 07:277:27 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:128:12 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0412:04 PM | 13:411:41 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:211:21 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:132:13 PM | 15:043:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:502:50 PM | 16:194:19 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:173:17 PM | 16:544:54 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:563:56 PM | 18:316:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:484:48 PM | 17:395:39 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:544:54 PM | 18:316:31 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:316:31 PM | 20:008:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:316:31 PM | 18:536:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:316:31 PM | 19:387:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4011:40 PM | 24:2812:28+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |