Thursday 10 September 1998 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Guruvāra. Pañcamī began at 01:261:26 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:3010:30 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī does not reach moonrise on either day. Boundary: no day qualifies and the rule does not say what then. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:375:37 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0210:02 AM
Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.
Noon
11:5011:50 AM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 12 h 25 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
05:375:37 AM to 29:385:38 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 | 22:3010:30 PM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 26:50 02:502:50 AM Fri | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 10:0210:02 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 11:5611:56 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:38 05:385:38 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:054:05 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:054:05 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:284:28 AM | 05:375:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:375:37 AM | 08:078:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:375:37 AM | 07:117:11 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:078:07 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:448:44 AM | 10:1710:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:469:46 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:231:23 PM | 14:562:56 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:411:41 PM | 15:093:09 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:541:54 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:442:44 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:343:34 PM | 18:036:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:036:03 PM | 19:357:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:036:03 PM | 18:266:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:036:03 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2710:27 PM | 23:5511:55 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |