Monday 29 February 2016 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 09:219:21 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:4811:48 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:366:36 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4811:48 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 h 23 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
06:366:36 AM to 30:346:34 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 | 11:4811:48 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 22:1710:17 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 28:39 04:394:39 AM Tue | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:4811:48 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:34 06:346:34 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:554:55 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:554:55 AM | 05:455:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:205:20 AM | 06:366:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:366:36 AM | 08:528:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:018:01 AM | 09:269:26 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:528:52 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5210:52 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2812:28 PM | 14:152:15 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:421:42 PM | 15:083:08 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:112:11 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:562:56 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:423:42 PM | 17:585:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:585:58 PM | 19:397:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:585:58 PM | 18:246:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:585:58 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5211:52 PM | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:412:41 AM+1 | 28:264:26 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |