Monday 18 June 2018 · Kowloon, Hong Kong
Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 14:092:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:2511:25 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
05:405:40 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:496:49 AM
Āśleṣā gives way to Maghā.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 89° above N. Day length 13 h 29 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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05:405:40 AM to 29:405:40 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 | 11:2511:25 AM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 06:496:49 AM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 13:141:14 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 11:2511:25 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:40 05:405:40 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:164:16 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:164:16 AM | 04:584:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:374:37 AM | 05:405:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:405:40 AM | 08:228:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:217:21 AM | 09:029:02 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:228:22 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4310:43 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:5112:51 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:451:45 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:062:06 PM | 15:473:47 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:392:39 PM | 15:333:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:333:33 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:274:27 PM | 19:097:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:036:03 PM | 19:337:33 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:097:09 PM | 20:338:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:097:09 PM | 19:307:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:097:09 PM | 20:128:12 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:023:02 AM+1 | 28:314:31 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |