Saturday 18 December 1993 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Śanivāra. Pañcamī began at 08:168:16 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:558:55 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
06:146:14 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:558:55 AM
Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.
Noon
11:3011:30 AM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 34 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
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06:146:14 AM to 30:146:14+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 | Śukla Pañcamī | 08:558:55 AM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 16:504:50 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 11:4111:41 AM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:558:55 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:14 06:146:14 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:264:26 AM | 06:146:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:205:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:534:53 AM | 06:146:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:146:14 AM | 08:208:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:146:14 AM | 07:337:33 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:146:14 AM | 06:566:56 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:566:56 AM | 07:387:38 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:208:20 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:528:52 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0911:09 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3412:34 PM | 14:412:41 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:5012:50 PM | 14:092:09 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:161:16 PM | 13:581:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:412:41 PM | 16:474:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:474:47 PM | 18:356:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:474:47 PM | 17:145:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:474:47 PM | 18:086:08 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0711:07 PM | 23:5511:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3912:39+1 AM | 26:242:24+1 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |