Wednesday 18 December 1974 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Budhavāra. Pañcamī began at 02:072:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:384:38+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:316:31 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:358:35 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
11:5011:50 AM
The Sun 42° above S. 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
06:316:31 AM to 30:326:32+1 AM
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 | 28:38 04:384:38 AM Thu | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 08:358:35 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 28:57 04:574:57 AM Thu | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:223:22 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:32 06:326:32 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:444:44 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:444:44 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:115:11 AM | 06:316:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:316:31 AM | 08:398:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:517:51 AM | 09:109:10 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:398:39 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3010:30 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:5011:50 AM | 13:091:09 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5312:53 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:051:05 PM | 14:532:53 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:361:36 PM | 14:182:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:003:00 PM | 17:085:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:085:08 PM | 18:556:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:085:08 PM | 17:345:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:085:08 PM | 18:286:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1412:14+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:5211:52 PM | 25:401:40+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |