Tuesday 31 May 1960 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 05:455:45 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:038:03 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī (Jyaiṣṭha) determinate
At sunrise
03:523:52 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:038:03 AM
Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.
Noon
11:3811:38 AM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 15 h 32 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
03:523:52 AM to 27:513:51 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 | 08:038:03 AM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 08:558:55 AM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 21:599:59 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:038:03 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 27:51 03:513:51 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 02:442:44 AM | 03:523:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 02:442:44 AM | 03:183:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:013:01 AM | 03:523:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 03:523:52 AM | 06:586:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 06:586:58 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:586:58 AM | 08:008:00 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:457:45 AM | 09:419:41 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0711:07 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3811:38 AM | 13:341:34 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:132:13 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:313:31 PM | 17:275:27 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:174:17 PM | 19:247:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:247:24 PM | 20:328:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:247:24 PM | 19:417:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:247:24 PM | 20:158:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4710:47 PM | 23:2111:21 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0411:04 PM | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |