Saturday 15 December 2007 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Śanivāra. Pañcamī began at 10:1110:11 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:3610:36 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
10:3610:36 AM
Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.
Noon
13:151:15 PM
The Sun 75° above N. Day length 14 h 45 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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05:525:52 AM to 29:535:53+1 AM
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 | 10:3610:36 AM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 25:25 01:251:25 AM Sun | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 26:41 02:412:41 AM Sun | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:3610:36 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:53 05:535:53 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:384:38 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:384:38 AM | 05:155:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:574:57 AM | 05:525:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:525:52 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:525:52 AM | 07:437:43 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:525:52 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:516:51 AM | 07:507:50 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:349:34 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:432:43 PM | 16:224:22 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:442:44 PM | 17:415:41 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:063:06 PM | 16:564:56 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:433:43 PM | 16:424:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:415:41 PM | 20:388:38 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:388:38 PM | 21:529:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:388:38 PM | 20:568:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:388:38 PM | 21:339:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5112:51+1 AM | 25:391:39+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |