Monday 17 April 2017 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 21:169:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:3611:36 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:296:29 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2810:28 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
13:041:04 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 10 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
06:296:29 AM to 30:286:28+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 | Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī | 23:3611:36 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 18:336:33 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 11:4611:46 AM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 10:2810:28 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:035:03 AM | 06:296:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:035:03 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:245:24 AM | 06:296:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:296:29 AM | 09:079:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:088:08 AM | 09:479:47 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:079:07 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:2211:22 AM | 13:101:10 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2511:25 AM | 13:041:04 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:301:30 PM | 14:232:23 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:232:23 PM | 17:015:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:432:43 PM | 16:224:22 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:163:16 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:084:08 PM | 17:015:01 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:454:45 PM | 18:336:33 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:015:01 PM | 19:397:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:397:39 PM | 21:059:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:397:39 PM | 20:018:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:397:39 PM | 20:448:44 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3912:39+1 AM | 25:271:27+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:125:12+1 AM | 30:586:58+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |