Tuesday 30 May 2017 · Kabul, Afghanistan
Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 10:0710:07 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:477:47 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī (Jyaiṣṭha) determinate
At sunrise
04:434:43 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:477:47 AM
Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.
Noon
11:5111:51 AM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 14 h 16 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
04:434:43 AM to 28:424:42 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 | 07:477:47 AM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 10:5710:57 AM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 24:33 00:3312:33 AM Wed | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:477:47 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 28:42 04:424:42 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:253:25 AM | 04:434:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:253:25 AM | 04:044:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:443:44 AM | 04:434:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:434:43 AM | 07:347:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 04:564:56 AM | 06:276:27 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:347:34 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:347:34 AM | 08:318:31 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:178:17 AM | 10:0410:04 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5111:51 AM | 13:381:38 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:171:17 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:142:14 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:253:25 PM | 17:125:12 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:084:08 PM | 18:596:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:596:59 PM | 20:178:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:596:59 PM | 19:197:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:596:59 PM | 19:587:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5210:52 PM | 23:3111:31 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:2211:22 PM | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2711:27 PM | 24:1512:15 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |