Tuesday 12 April 2016 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 23:2711:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:419:41 PM.
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
10:2810:28 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
13:051:05 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 12 h 59 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+1 AM
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 | 21:419:41 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 13:541:54 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 15:493:49 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:2810:28 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:34 06:346:34 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:075:07 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:075:07 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:305:30 AM | 06:366:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:366:36 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:129:12 AM | 10:0310:03 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:509:50 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:051:05 PM | 14:432:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:232:23 PM | 16:594:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:153:15 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:204:20 PM | 17:585:58 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:594:59 PM | 19:357:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:357:35 PM | 21:039:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:357:35 PM | 19:577:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:357:35 PM | 20:418:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0710:07 PM | 23:4111:41 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4312:43+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4112:41+1 AM | 25:291:29+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:353:35+1 AM | 29:095:09+1 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |