Monday 31 August 1942 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 08:108:10 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:418:41 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:575:57 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:426:42 AM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
12:4112:41 PM
The Sun 52° above S. Day length 13 h 25 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
05:575:57 AM to 29:595:59 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 | Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī | 08:418:41 AM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 07:377:37 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 06:426:42 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 08:418:41 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:59 05:595:59 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:334:33 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:334:33 AM | 05:155:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:544:54 AM | 05:575:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:575:57 AM | 08:388:38 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:387:38 AM | 09:199:19 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:388:38 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5910:59 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:071:07 PM | 14:012:01 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:012:01 PM | 16:424:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:212:21 PM | 16:014:01 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:542:54 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:483:48 PM | 16:424:42 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:424:42 PM | 19:237:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:565:56 PM | 19:397:39 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:237:23 PM | 20:488:48 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:237:23 PM | 19:447:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:237:23 PM | 20:268:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | 25:051:05 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:144:14 AM+1 | 29:585:58 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |