Monday 9 May 2011 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 15:303:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:562:56 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:056:05 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:209:20 AM
Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.
Noon
13:011:01 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 13 h 52 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
06:056:05 AM to 30:046:04 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 | 14:562:56 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 09:209:20 AM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Śūla | 13:261:26 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 14:562:56 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:04 06:046:04 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:444:44 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:444:44 AM | 05:255:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:045:04 AM | 06:056:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:056:05 AM | 08:528:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:556:55 AM | 08:328:32 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:497:49 AM | 09:339:33 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:528:52 AM | 11:3811:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1711:17 AM | 13:011:01 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:291:29 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 | 13:291:29 PM | 14:242:24 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:242:24 PM | 17:115:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:452:45 PM | 16:294:29 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:203:20 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:154:15 PM | 17:115:11 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:115:11 PM | 19:577:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:155:15 PM | 18:506:50 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:577:57 PM | 21:189:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:577:57 PM | 20:178:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:577:57 PM | 20:588:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 25:251:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:442:44 AM+1 | 28:194:19 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |