Wednesday 29 October 2014 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 22:4810:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:119:11 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:236:23 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0110:01 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
11:4811:48 AM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 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
06:236:23 AM to 30:246:24 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 | 21:119:11 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 25:30 01:301:30 AM Thu | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 16:234:23 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:0110:01 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:24 06:246:24 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:384:38 AM | 06:236:23 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:384:38 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:045:04 AM | 06:236:23 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:236:23 AM | 08:338:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:457:45 AM | 09:069:06 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:338:33 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2710:27 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:4111:41 AM | 13:131:13 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4811:48 AM | 13:091:09 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5312:53 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:361:36 PM | 14:192:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:023:02 PM | 17:125:12 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:125:12 PM | 18:586:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:125:12 PM | 17:395:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:125:12 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:538:53 PM | 22:2610:26 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2411:24 PM | 24:1212:12 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |