Monday 12 August 2013 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 05:465:46 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:125:12 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:216:21 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:529:52 AM
Sādhya gives way to Śubha.
Noon
13:091:09 PM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 13 h 36 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
06:216:21 AM to 30:226:22 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 | 29:12 05:125:12 AM Tue | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 26:05 02:052:05 AM Tue | Svātī |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 09:529:52 AM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 17:325:32 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:22 06:226:22 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:584:58 AM | 06:216:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:584:58 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:195:19 AM | 06:216:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:216:21 AM | 09:049:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:038:03 AM | 09:459:45 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:049:04 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:569:56 AM | 11:3311:33 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2711:27 AM | 13:091:09 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:361:36 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:312:31 PM | 17:145:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:512:51 PM | 16:334:33 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:253:25 PM | 16:194:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:194:19 PM | 17:145:14 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:145:14 PM | 19:577:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:387:38 PM | 21:149:14 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:577:57 PM | 21:209:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:577:57 PM | 20:188:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:577:57 PM | 21:009:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 25:331:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |