Wednesday 29 April 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Budhavāra. Pañcamī began at 02:532:53 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
At sunrise
06:596:59 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:257:25 AM
Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.
Noon
12:1812:18 PM
The Sun 38° above N. Day length 10 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
06:596:59 AM to 31:007:00 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 Thu | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 09:439:43 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 07:257:25 AM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:331:33 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:00 07:007:00 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:125:12 AM | 06:596:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:125:12 AM | 06:066:06 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:395:39 AM | 06:596:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:596:59 AM | 09:079:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:198:19 AM | 09:389:38 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:079:07 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:5810:58 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:371:37 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:211:21 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:032:03 PM | 14:462:46 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:283:28 PM | 17:355:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:305:30 PM | 18:596:59 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:355:35 PM | 19:237:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:355:35 PM | 18:026:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:355:35 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4110:41 PM | 24:1012:10 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5411:54 PM | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |