Sunday 9 April 2000 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Ravivāra. Pañcamī began at 15:263:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:001:00 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 42 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:356:35 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:448:44 AM
Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.
Noon
12:4212:42 PM
The Sun 89° above N. Day length 12 h 14 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
06:356:35 AM to 30:356:35+1 AM
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 | 13:001:00 PM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 08:448:44 AM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 15:293:29 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:001:00 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:35 06:356:35 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:015:01 AM | 06:356:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:015:01 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:356:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:356:35 AM | 09:029:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:029:02 AM | 11:2911:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:061:06 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:4212:42 PM | 14:142:14 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:561:56 PM | 16:224:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:581:58 PM | 15:283:28 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:442:44 PM | 15:333:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:463:46 PM | 17:175:17 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:224:22 PM | 18:496:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:115:11 PM | 18:006:00 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:175:17 PM | 18:496:49 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:496:49 PM | 20:238:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:496:49 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:496:49 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5610:56 PM | 24:2512:25+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1812:18+1 AM | 25:061:06+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |