Tuesday 5 September 2023 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 14:422:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:471:47 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:395:39 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:007:00 AM
Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.
Noon
12:0312:03 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 12 h 47 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
05:395:39 AM to 29:405:40+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 | 13:471:47 PM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 07:007:00 AM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 21:239:23 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:471:47 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:40 05:405:40 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:104:10 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:104:10 AM | 04:544:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:324:32 AM | 05:395:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:395:39 AM | 08:138:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:138:13 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:138:13 AM | 09:049:04 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:518:51 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0312:03 PM | 13:391:39 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:201:20 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:112:11 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:153:15 PM | 16:514:51 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:533:53 PM | 18:266:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:266:26 PM | 19:567:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:266:26 PM | 18:496:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:266:26 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:107:10 PM | 20:478:47 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5610:56 PM | 23:4111:41 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:544:54+1 AM | 30:316:31+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |