Tuesday 19 March 2002 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 17:145:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:536:53 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:466:46 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
18:536:53 PM
Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.
Noon
12:4812:48 PM
The Sun 82° above S. Day length 12 h 06 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
06:466:46 AM to 30:456:45 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 | 18:536:53 PM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 28:51 04:514:51 AM Wed | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 25:23 01:231:23 AM Wed | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 18:536:53 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:45 06:456:45 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:115:11 AM | 06:466:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:115:11 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:345:34 AM | 06:466:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:466:46 AM | 09:119:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:119:11 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:119:11 AM | 09:599:59 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:479:47 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:131:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:131:13 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4912:49 PM | 14:192:19 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:012:01 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:492:49 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:503:50 PM | 17:215:21 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:513:51 PM | 17:355:35 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:264:26 PM | 18:516:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:516:51 PM | 20:278:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:516:51 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:516:51 PM | 20:038:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3711:37 PM | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 25:121:12 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:152:15 AM+1 | 27:593:59 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |