Friday 8 November 2013 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Śukravāra. Pañcamī began at 10:2510:25 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:437:43 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:217:21 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:437:43 AM
Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.
Noon
12:5312:53 PM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 h 03 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
07:217:21 AM to 31:227:22 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 | 07:437:43 AM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 16:004:00 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 12:5112:51 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:437:43 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:22 07:227:22 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:385:38 AM | 07:217:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:385:38 AM | 06:296:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:046:04 AM | 07:217:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:217:21 AM | 09:349:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:448:44 AM | 10:0710:07 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:349:34 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:349:34 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3511:35 AM | 13:031:03 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:171:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:151:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:151:15 PM | 13:591:59 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:591:59 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:432:43 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:393:39 PM | 17:015:01 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:124:12 PM | 18:246:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:246:24 PM | 20:088:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:246:24 PM | 18:506:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:246:24 PM | 19:427:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | 25:171:17 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |