Sunday 19 September 2004 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Ravivāra. Pañcamī began at 16:364:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:552:55 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:316:31 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:552:55 PM
Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.
Noon
12:3412:34 PM
The Sun 84° above S. Day length 12 h 07 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
06:316:31 AM to 30:306:30+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 | 14:552:55 PM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 15:463:46 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 27:13 03:133:13 AM Mon | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 14:552:55 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:30 06:306:30 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:564:56 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:564:56 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:195:19 AM | 06:316:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:316:31 AM | 08:568:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:197:19 AM | 08:528:52 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:568:56 AM | 11:2211:22 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1012:10 PM | 12:5912:59 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1012:10 PM | 12:5812:58 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:3412:34 PM | 14:052:05 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:362:36 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:363:36 PM | 17:075:07 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:134:13 PM | 18:386:38 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:015:01 PM | 17:495:49 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:075:07 PM | 18:386:38 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:386:38 PM | 20:138:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:386:38 PM | 19:027:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:386:38 PM | 19:497:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:357:35 PM | 21:069:06 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1012:10+1 AM | 24:5812:58+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:434:43+1 AM | 30:146:14+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |