Wednesday 8 August 2012 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 06:156:15 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:587:58 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:186:18 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:587:58 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
13:101:10 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 13 h 43 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
06:186:18 AM to 30:196:19 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 | Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī | 07:587:58 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 26:46 02:462:46 AM Thu | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Śūla | 15:313:31 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 07:587:58 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:19 06:196:19 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:564:56 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:564:56 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:175:17 AM | 06:186:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:186:18 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:018:01 AM | 09:449:44 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2711:27 AM | 13:101:10 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:101:10 PM | 14:532:53 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:322:32 PM | 17:175:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:273:27 PM | 16:224:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:175:17 PM | 20:018:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:466:46 PM | 20:338:33 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:018:01 PM | 21:249:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:018:01 PM | 20:228:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:018:01 PM | 21:039:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1910:19 PM | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 25:341:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |