Saturday 7 December 2024 · Tehran, Iran
Śanivāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 10:0810:08 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:079:07 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:017:01 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:079:07 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.
Noon
11:5611:56 AM
The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 49 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
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07:017:01 AM to 31:027:02 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 | 09:079:07 AM | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 14:512:51 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 28:26 04:264:26 AM Sun | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 09:079:07 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:02 07:027:02 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:085:08 AM | 07:017:01 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:085:08 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:365:36 AM | 07:017:01 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:017:01 AM | 08:598:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:017:01 AM | 08:158:15 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:017:01 AM | 07:417:41 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:417:41 AM | 08:208:20 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:598:59 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:299:29 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5512:55 PM | 14:532:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:091:09 PM | 14:232:23 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:341:34 PM | 14:132:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:532:53 PM | 16:504:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:504:50 PM | 18:446:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:504:50 PM | 17:195:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:504:50 PM | 18:166:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:489:48 PM | 23:2111:21 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3211:32 PM | 24:2012:20 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |