Monday 9 December 2002 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 11:3911:39 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:3811:38 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī determinate
At sunrise
05:525:52 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3811:38 AM
Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.
Noon
13:121:12 PM
The Sun 75° above N. Day length 14 h 42 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
05:525:52 AM to 29:525:52 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 | 11:3811:38 AM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 12:3112:31 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 24:55 00:5512:55 AM Tue | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 11:3811:38 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:564:56 AM | 05:525:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:525:52 AM | 08:488:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:427:42 AM | 09:329:32 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:488:48 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2211:22 AM | 13:121:12 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4812:48 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:421:42 PM | 14:412:41 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:412:41 PM | 17:375:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:033:03 PM | 16:534:53 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:393:39 PM | 16:384:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:384:38 PM | 17:375:37 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:444:44 PM | 18:266:26 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:375:37 PM | 20:338:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:338:33 PM | 21:489:48 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:338:33 PM | 20:528:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:338:33 PM | 21:299:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 25:361:36 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:522:52 AM+1 | 28:334:33 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |