Friday 19 June 2026 · Luanda, Angola
Śukravāra. Pañcamī began at 14:292:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:3012:30 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 2 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī (Jyaiṣṭha) boundary
At sunrise
06:206:20 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2310:23 AM
Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.
Noon
12:0812:08 PM
The Sun 58° above N. Day length 11 h 36 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
06:206:20 AM to 30:216:21 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 | 12:3012:30 PM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 28:56 04:564:56 AM Sat | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 10:2310:23 AM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:3012:30 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:21 06:216:21 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:414:41 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:065:06 AM | 06:206:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:206:20 AM | 08:408:40 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:477:47 AM | 09:149:14 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:408:40 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:408:40 AM | 09:269:26 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4110:41 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:181:18 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:181:18 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:042:04 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:023:02 PM | 16:294:29 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:373:37 PM | 17:565:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:175:17 PM | 18:506:50 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:565:56 PM | 19:367:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:565:56 PM | 18:216:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:565:56 PM | 19:117:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4511:45 PM | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:362:36 AM+1 | 28:094:09 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |