Monday 11 December 1972 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 08:078:07 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:219:21 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī determinate
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:219:21 AM
Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.
Noon
11:4611:46 AM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 38 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
06:286:28 AM to 30:286:28 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 | 09:219:21 AM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 29:49 05:495:49 AM Tue | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 12:1612:16 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 09:219:21 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:414:41 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:075:07 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 08:358:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:477:47 AM | 09:079:07 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:358:35 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:468:46 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2710:27 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5012:50 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:061:06 PM | 14:262:26 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:331:33 PM | 14:152:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:152:15 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:582:58 PM | 17:055:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:055:05 PM | 18:526:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:055:05 PM | 17:325:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:055:05 PM | 18:266:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:526:52 PM | 20:338:33 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2311:23 PM | 24:1112:11 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |