Sunday 18 November 2012 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Ravivāra. Pañcamī began at 11:2411:24 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:548:54 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:535:53 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:548:54 AM
Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.
Noon
11:1911:19 AM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 51 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
05:535:53 AM to 29:545:54 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 | 08:548:54 AM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 22:0410:04 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 22:5410:54 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:548:54 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:54 05:545:54 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:084:08 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:084:08 AM | 05:015:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:354:35 AM | 05:535:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:535:53 AM | 08:048:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:027:02 AM | 08:328:32 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:048:04 AM | 10:1410:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5510:55 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 10:5710:57 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2412:24 PM | 14:342:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:081:08 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:022:02 PM | 15:233:23 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:342:34 PM | 16:454:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:183:18 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:233:23 PM | 16:454:45 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:034:03 PM | 17:345:34 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:454:45 PM | 18:306:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:454:45 PM | 17:115:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:454:45 PM | 18:046:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5510:55 PM | 23:4311:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:561:56 AM+1 | 27:293:29 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |