Monday 17 December 2012 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 03:593:59 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:112:11 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:065:06 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:308:30 AM
Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.
Noon
12:1312:13 PM
The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 14 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
05:065:06 AM to 29:065:06 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 | 26:11 02:112:11 AM Tue | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 10:5610:56 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 08:308:30 AM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:003:00 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:06 05:065:06 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:483:48 AM | 05:065:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:483:48 AM | 04:274:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:074:07 AM | 05:065:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:065:06 AM | 07:577:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:536:53 AM | 08:398:39 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:577:57 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2610:26 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:591:59 PM | 15:463:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:352:35 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:472:47 PM | 16:204:20 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:323:32 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:294:29 PM | 19:207:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:207:20 PM | 20:388:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:207:20 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:207:20 PM | 20:188:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4911:49 PM | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 25:351:35 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |