Sunday 8 December 2013 · Tehran, Iran
Ravivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 11:3311:33 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:109:10 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:027:02 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:109:10 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
11:5611:56 AM
The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 49 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
07:027:02 AM to 31:037:03 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 | 09:109:10 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 13:181:18 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 25:25 01:251:25 AM Mon | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 09:109:10 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:03 07:037:03 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:085:08 AM | 07:027:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:085:08 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:375:37 AM | 07:027:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:027:02 AM | 09:009:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:009:00 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5611:56 AM | 13:101:10 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5512:55 PM | 14:532:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:341:34 PM | 14:142:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:232:23 PM | 15:373:37 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:532:53 PM | 16:504:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:323:32 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:373:37 PM | 16:504:50 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:504:50 PM | 18:446:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:504:50 PM | 17:195:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:504:50 PM | 18:166:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:128:12 PM | 21:449:44 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3311:33 PM | 24:2112:21 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:235:23 AM+1 | 30:556:55 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |