Tuesday 22 December 2009 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 03:463:46 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:156:15 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:117:11 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:035:03 PM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:0312:03 PM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 44 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
07:117:11 AM to 31:117:11 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 | 30:15 06:156:15 AM Wed | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | past sunrise | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 17:395:39 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 17:035:03 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:11 07:117:11 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:175:17 AM | 07:117:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:146:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:455:45 AM | 07:117:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:117:11 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:089:08 AM | 09:479:47 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:379:37 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0312:03 PM | 13:161:16 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:3812:38 PM | 14:252:25 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:401:40 PM | 14:192:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:292:29 PM | 15:423:42 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:582:58 PM | 16:554:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:554:55 PM | 18:496:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:554:55 PM | 17:235:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:554:55 PM | 18:206:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3710:37 PM | 23:3511:35 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:2311:23 PM | 25:111:11 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |