Tuesday 31 March 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 20:558:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:506:50 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:337:33 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:537:53 AM
Bava gives way to Bālava.
Noon
13:241:24 PM
The Sun 48° above N. Day length 11 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
07:337:33 AM to 31:347:34 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 | 18:506:50 PM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 30:00 06:006:00 AM Wed | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Prīti | 08:008:00 AM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 07:537:53 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:34 07:347:34 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:555:55 AM | 07:337:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:555:55 AM | 06:446:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:196:19 AM | 07:337:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:337:33 AM | 09:549:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:549:54 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:549:54 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2910:29 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:001:00 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:011:01 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:241:24 PM | 14:522:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:342:34 PM | 16:554:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:213:21 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:204:20 PM | 17:475:47 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:554:55 PM | 19:157:15 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:157:15 PM | 20:548:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:157:15 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:157:15 PM | 20:298:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2810:28 PM | 23:5811:58 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1112:11 AM+1 | 25:001:00 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:011:01 AM+1 | 25:491:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:592:59 AM+1 | 28:304:30 AM+1 | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |