Tuesday 25 September 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 11:4811:48 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:0011:00 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:176:17 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0011:00 AM
Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.
Noon
12:1912:19 PM
The Sun 49° above S. Day length 12 h 02 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
06:176:17 AM to 30:186:18+1 AM
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 | 11:0011:00 AM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 13:131:13 PM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Vajra | 15:073:07 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 11:0011:00 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:18 06:186:18 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:424:42 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:424:42 AM | 05:295:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:055:05 AM | 06:176:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:176:17 AM | 08:428:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:428:42 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:428:42 AM | 09:309:30 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:189:18 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4910:49 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:491:49 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:301:30 PM | 15:553:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:192:19 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:193:19 PM | 16:494:49 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:553:55 PM | 18:196:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:196:19 PM | 19:557:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:196:19 PM | 18:436:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:196:19 PM | 19:317:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0711:07 PM | 23:5511:55 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:4312:43+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:534:53+1 AM | 30:276:27+1 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |