Wednesday 17 November 2004 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Pañcamī began at 10:0810:08 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:177:17 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:456:45 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:177:17 AM
Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.
Noon
11:2511:25 AM
The Sun 24° above S. Day length 9 h 19 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
06:456:45 AM to 30:476:47 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 | 07:177:17 AM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 22:1110:11 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 24:48 00:4812:48 AM Thu | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:177:17 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:47 06:476:47 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:484:48 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:484:48 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:175:17 AM | 06:456:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:456:45 AM | 08:378:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:277:27 AM | 08:568:56 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:557:55 AM | 09:059:05 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:378:37 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1510:15 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0111:01 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2112:21 PM | 14:132:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:132:13 PM | 16:044:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:044:04 PM | 18:026:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:044:04 PM | 16:344:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:044:04 PM | 17:335:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:174:17 PM | 17:465:46 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0111:01 PM | 23:4911:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:561:56 AM+1 | 27:263:26 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |