Saturday 31 January 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Śanivāra. Pañcamī began at 00:0812:08 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:1612:16 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVasanta Pañcamī determinate
At sunrise
06:336:33 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:558:55 AM
Śiva gives way to Siddha.
Noon
13:341:34 PM
The Sun 70° above N. Day length 14 h 01 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
06:336:33 AM to 30:346:34 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 | 24:16 00:1612:16 AM Sun | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 22:0910:09 PM | Revatī |
| Yoga | Śiva | 08:558:55 AM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:1612:16 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:34 06:346:34 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:135:13 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:135:13 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:335:33 AM | 06:336:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:336:33 AM | 09:219:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:336:33 AM | 08:188:18 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:336:33 AM | 07:297:29 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:187:18 AM | 08:578:57 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:297:29 AM | 08:258:25 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:219:21 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0310:03 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:051:05 PM | 14:012:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:091:09 PM | 13:571:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:572:57 PM | 17:465:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:183:18 PM | 17:045:04 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:533:53 PM | 16:504:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:125:12 PM | 18:516:51 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:465:46 PM | 20:348:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:348:34 PM | 21:549:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:348:34 PM | 20:548:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:348:34 PM | 21:349:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:101:10 AM+1 | 25:581:58 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |