Saturday 12 December 1942 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Pañcamī began at 21:049:04 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:306:30 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
08:278:27 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:5412:54 PM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
13:121:12 PM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 29 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
08:278:27 AM to 32:288:28 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 | 18:306:30 PM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 12:5412:54 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 18:286:28 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 18:306:30 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 32:28 08:288:28 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:316:31 AM | 08:278:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:316:31 AM | 07:297:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 07:007:00 AM | 08:278:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:278:27 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:278:27 AM | 09:389:38 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:278:27 AM | 09:059:05 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:059:05 AM | 09:439:43 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:2110:21 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4910:49 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4812:48 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:082:08 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:232:23 PM | 15:343:34 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:462:46 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:024:02 PM | 17:565:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:394:39 PM | 18:106:10 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:565:56 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:565:56 PM | 18:256:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:565:56 PM | 19:237:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 25:361:36 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:411:41 AM+1 | 27:113:11 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |