Thursday 26 April 2012 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Pañcamī began at 01:301:30 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:313:31 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:344:34 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:342:34 PM
Bava gives way to Bālava.
Noon
11:3811:38 AM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 14 h 08 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
04:344:34 AM to 28:324:32 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 | 27:31 03:313:31 AM Fri | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 15:063:06 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 16:474:47 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 14:342:34 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 28:32 04:324:32 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:153:15 AM | 04:344:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:153:15 AM | 03:553:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:353:35 AM | 04:344:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:344:34 AM | 07:247:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 04:344:34 AM | 06:206:20 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 05:175:17 AM | 07:047:04 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:247:24 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:068:06 AM | 09:529:52 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:179:17 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1011:10 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:241:24 PM | 15:103:10 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:562:56 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:533:53 PM | 18:426:42 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:426:42 PM | 20:018:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:426:42 PM | 19:027:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:426:42 PM | 19:417:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:1912:19 AM+1 | 26:042:04 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |