Saturday 30 May 1998 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Śanivāra. Pañcamī began at 11:1111:11 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5510:55 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī (Jyaiṣṭha) boundary
At sunrise
05:465:46 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5510:55 AM
Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.
Noon
11:5811:58 AM
The Sun 74° above N. Day length 12 h 25 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
05:465:46 AM to 29:465:46 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 Pañcamī | 10:5510:55 AM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 14:012:01 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 28:25 04:254:25 AM Sun | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:5510:55 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:46 05:465:46 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:134:13 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:134:13 AM | 05:005:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:364:36 AM | 05:465:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:465:46 AM | 08:158:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:465:46 AM | 07:197:19 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:465:46 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:366:36 AM | 07:257:25 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:297:29 AM | 09:079:07 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:158:15 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:528:52 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:131:13 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:311:31 PM | 15:043:04 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:423:42 PM | 18:116:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:116:11 PM | 19:437:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:116:11 PM | 18:346:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:116:11 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3411:34 PM | 24:2212:22 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:323:32 AM+1 | 29:145:14 AM+1 | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |