Tuesday 31 August 1999 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 14:022:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:5511:55 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:216:21 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:579:57 AM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
12:5612:56 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 13 h 08 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
06:216:21 AM to 30:226:22 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 | Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī | 11:5511:55 AM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 10:5210:52 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 09:579:57 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 11:5511:55 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:22 06:226:22 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:554:55 AM | 06:216:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:554:55 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:165:16 AM | 06:216:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:216:21 AM | 08:598:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:057:05 AM | 08:368:36 AM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:598:59 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:598:59 AM | 09:519:51 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:389:38 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:191:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5512:55 PM | 14:342:34 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:142:14 PM | 16:524:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:073:07 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:124:12 PM | 17:515:51 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:524:52 PM | 19:297:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:297:29 PM | 20:568:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:297:29 PM | 19:517:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:297:29 PM | 20:358:35 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:537:53 PM | 21:239:23 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:5111:51 PM | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3212:32 AM+1 | 25:201:20 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:544:54 AM+1 | 30:246:24 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |