Sunday 27 May 2012 · Tehran, Iran
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 13:111:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:301:30 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:525:52 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:301:30 PM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
13:021:02 PM
The Sun 76° above S. Day length 14 h 19 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
05:525:52 AM to 29:525:52 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 | 13:301:30 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 23:4411:44 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 18:516:51 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 13:301:30 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:344:34 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:344:34 AM | 05:135:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:544:54 AM | 05:525:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:525:52 AM | 08:448:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:448:44 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1112:11 PM | 13:501:50 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:021:02 PM | 14:492:49 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:282:28 PM | 17:205:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:253:25 PM | 16:224:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:374:37 PM | 18:246:24 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:205:20 PM | 20:118:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 18:176:17 PM | 19:147:14 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:246:24 PM | 20:118:11 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:118:11 PM | 21:299:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:118:11 PM | 20:318:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:118:11 PM | 21:099:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0510:05 PM | 23:4411:44 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 25:251:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |