Wednesday 20 January 2010 · Brooklyn, New York, United States
Budhavāra. Pañcamī began at 12:4512:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:542:54 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVasanta Pañcamī determinate
At sunrise
07:157:15 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:198:19 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadā gives way to Uttara Bhādrapadā.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 43 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
07:157:15 AM to 31:157:15 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 | 14:542:54 PM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 08:198:19 AM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 14:572:57 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 14:542:54 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:15 07:157:15 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:215:21 AM | 07:157:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:505:50 AM | 07:157:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:157:15 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:288:28 AM | 09:419:41 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:5410:54 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:201:20 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:441:44 PM | 14:232:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:023:02 PM | 16:594:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:594:59 PM | 18:536:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:594:59 PM | 17:275:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:594:59 PM | 18:246:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:506:50 PM | 20:358:35 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:205:20 AM+1 | 31:057:05 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |