Saturday 21 August 2004 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śanivāra. Pañcamī began at 08:228:22 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:397:39 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:356:35 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:397:39 AM
Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.
Noon
12:4412:44 PM
The Sun 85° above N. Day length 12 h 18 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 | 07:397:39 AM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 11:3911:39 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Śukla | 26:08 02:082:08 AM Sun | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:397:39 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:35 06:356:35 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
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 | 05:245:24 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 |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:356:35 AM | 08:078:07 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:356:35 AM | 07:247:24 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:247:24 AM | 08:138:13 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:029:02 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:399:39 AM | 11:1111:11 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:081:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:081:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:571:57 PM | 16:254:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:162:16 PM | 15:483:48 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:472:47 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:254:25 PM | 18:536:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:095:09 PM | 18:446:44 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:536:53 PM | 20:268:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:536:53 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:536:53 PM | 20:038:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2012:20+1 AM | 25:081:08+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:352:35+1 AM | 28:104:10+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |