Saturday 8 September 2001 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śanivāra. Pañcamī began at 11:2911:29 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:3612:36 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:326:32 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3612:36 PM
Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.
Noon
12:3812:38 PM
The Sun 89° above S. Day length 12 h 12 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
06:326:32 AM to 30:326:32+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 | Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī | 12:3612:36 PM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 21:529:52 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 29:45 05:455:45 AM Sun | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 12:3612:36 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:32 06:326:32 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:584:58 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:584:58 AM | 05:455:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:225:22 AM | 06:326:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:326:32 AM | 08:598:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:326:32 AM | 08:048:04 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:326:32 AM | 07:217:21 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:217:21 AM | 08:108:10 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:598:59 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:359:35 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:511:51 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:102:10 PM | 15:413:41 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:402:40 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:184:18 PM | 18:446:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:454:45 PM | 18:276:27 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:446:44 PM | 20:198:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:446:44 PM | 19:087:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:446:44 PM | 19:557:55 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1412:14+1 AM | 25:021:02+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |