Tuesday 25 August 2009 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 03:113:11 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:592:59 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:316:31 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1910:19 AM
Śukla gives way to Brahma.
Noon
13:061:06 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 10 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
06:316:31 AM to 30:326:32 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 | 26:59 02:592:59 AM Wed | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 25:24 01:241:24 AM Wed | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 10:1910:19 AM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 14:592:59 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:32 06:326:32 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:055:05 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:055:05 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:316:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:316:31 AM | 09:099:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:406:40 AM | 08:188:18 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:099:09 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:099:09 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:499:49 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:061:06 PM | 14:452:45 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:252:25 PM | 17:035:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:183:18 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:244:24 PM | 18:026:02 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:264:26 PM | 18:046:04 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:035:03 PM | 19:417:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:417:41 PM | 21:089:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:417:41 PM | 20:038:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:417:41 PM | 20:468:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 25:311:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |