Thursday 4 September 2008 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Guruvāra. Pañcamī began at 15:213:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:434:43 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:455:45 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:219:21 AM
Brahma gives way to Indra.
Noon
11:5111:51 AM
The Sun 90° above N. Day length 12 h 13 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
05:455:45 AM to 29:455:45+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 | 16:434:43 PM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 19:187:18 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 09:219:21 AM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 16:434:43 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:45 05:455:45 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:455:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:114:11 AM | 04:584:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:344:34 AM | 05:455:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:455:45 AM | 08:128:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:455:45 AM | 07:177:17 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:128:12 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:488:48 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:459:45 AM | 11:2911:29 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:499:49 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:231:23 PM | 14:552:55 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:541:54 PM | 14:422:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:422:42 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:313:31 PM | 17:585:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:585:58 PM | 19:327:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:585:58 PM | 18:216:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:585:58 PM | 19:097:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2711:27 PM | 24:1512:15+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:291:29+1 AM | 27:153:15+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |