Saturday 7 December 2013 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Pañcamī began at 18:556:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:034:03 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:357:35 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:5811:58 AM
Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.
Noon
12:1812:18 PM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 25 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
07:357:35 AM to 31:367:36 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 | 16:034:03 PM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 19:237:23 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 11:5811:58 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 16:034:03 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:36 07:367:36 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:395:39 AM | 07:357:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:395:39 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:086:08 AM | 07:357:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:357:35 AM | 09:299:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:357:35 AM | 08:468:46 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:357:35 AM | 08:138:13 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:138:13 AM | 08:518:51 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:299:29 AM | 11:2211:22 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:539:53 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:579:57 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:151:15 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:291:29 PM | 14:392:39 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:521:52 PM | 14:302:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:083:08 PM | 17:015:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:015:01 PM | 18:586:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:015:01 PM | 17:305:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:015:01 PM | 18:286:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0711:07 PM | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |