Friday 23 March 2007 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Śukravāra. Pañcamī began at 12:4712:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:0710:07 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:046:04 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0710:07 AM
Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 85° above S. Day length 12 h 07 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
06:046:04 AM to 30:046:04 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 | 10:0710:07 AM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 12:4412:44 PM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Prīti | 25:36 01:361:36 AM Sat | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:0710:07 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:04 06:046:04 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:294:29 AM | 06:046:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:294:29 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:534:53 AM | 06:046:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:046:04 AM | 08:298:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:357:35 AM | 09:069:06 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:298:29 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:298:29 AM | 09:189:18 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3210:32 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3710:37 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:201:20 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:092:09 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:093:09 PM | 16:404:40 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:463:46 PM | 18:116:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:116:11 PM | 19:467:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:116:11 PM | 18:356:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:116:11 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:543:54 AM+1 | 29:255:25 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |