Saturday 16 May 2026 · Tehran, Iran
Śanivāra. Amāvasyā began at 03:123:12 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:3111:31 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
04:594:59 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:268:26 AM
Saubhāgya gives way to Śobhana.
Noon
12:0112:01 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 14 h 04 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
04:594:59 AM to 28:584:58 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 Amāvasyā | 23:3111:31 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 15:313:31 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 08:268:26 AM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 13:231:23 PM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 28:58 04:584:58 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:393:39 AM | 04:594:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:393:39 AM | 04:194:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:593:59 AM | 04:594:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:594:59 AM | 07:487:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 04:594:59 AM | 06:446:44 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 04:594:59 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:555:55 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:487:48 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:308:30 AM | 10:1510:15 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:461:46 PM | 15:323:32 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:222:22 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:144:14 PM | 19:037:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:037:03 PM | 20:228:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:037:03 PM | 19:237:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:037:03 PM | 20:028:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3711:37 PM | 24:2512:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:012:01 AM+1 | 27:253:25 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |