Wednesday 24 August 1921 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Budhavāra. Pañcamī began at 07:337:33 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
05:465:46 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:418:41 AM
Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.
Noon
12:2912:29 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 26 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
05:465:46 AM to 29:475:47 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 | Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī | 08:418:41 AM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 19:447:44 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 29:07 05:075:07 AM Thu | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 08:418:41 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:47 05:475:47 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:434:43 AM | 05:465:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:465:46 AM | 08:278:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:277:27 AM | 09:079:07 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:278:27 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4810:48 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0412:04 PM | 13:461:46 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2912:29 PM | 14:102:10 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:501:50 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:432:43 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:283:28 PM | 17:115:11 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:314:31 PM | 19:127:12 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:127:12 PM | 20:378:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:127:12 PM | 19:337:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:127:12 PM | 20:158:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:425:42 AM+1 | 31:227:22 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |