Saturday 23 May 2015 · Tehran, Iran
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 05:175:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:416:41 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
05:545:54 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:545:54 PM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
13:011:01 PM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 14 h 14 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
05:545:54 AM to 29:545:54 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 | past sunrise | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 23:0211:02 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 26:14 02:142:14 AM Sun | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 17:545:54 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:54 05:545:54 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:364:36 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:364:36 AM | 05:155:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:564:56 AM | 05:545:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:545:54 AM | 08:458:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:545:54 AM | 07:417:41 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:545:54 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:516:51 AM | 07:487:48 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:458:45 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:289:28 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:272:27 PM | 17:175:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:482:48 PM | 16:354:35 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:233:23 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:104:10 PM | 17:535:53 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:175:17 PM | 20:088:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:088:08 PM | 21:269:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:088:08 PM | 20:288:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:088:08 PM | 21:079:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 25:251:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |