Wednesday 18 August 1920 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Pañcamī began at 23:1811:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:1111:11 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:205:20 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:435:43 AM
Hasta gives way to Citrā.
Noon
12:0312:03 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 13 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
05:205:20 AM to 29:215:21+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 | 23:1111:11 PM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 05:435:43 AM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 25:09 01:091:09 AM Thu | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:0811:08 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:21 05:215:21 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:563:56 AM | 05:205:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:563:56 AM | 04:384:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:174:17 AM | 05:205:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:205:20 AM | 08:018:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:017:01 AM | 08:418:41 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:018:01 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2210:22 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0312:03 PM | 13:431:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:231:23 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:591:59 PM | 15:383:38 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:172:17 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:044:04 PM | 18:456:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:456:45 PM | 20:108:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:456:45 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:456:45 PM | 19:497:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:5411:54 PM | 25:331:33+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |