Tuesday 29 August 1972 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 12:4912:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:1410:14 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:345:34 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1410:14 AM
Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.
Noon
12:0512:05 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 02 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
05:345:34 AM to 29:355:35 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 | 10:1410:14 AM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 11:3411:34 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 12:4312:43 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 10:1410:14 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:35 05:355:35 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:064:06 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:064:06 AM | 04:504:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:284:28 AM | 05:345:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:345:34 AM | 08:108:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:527:52 AM | 09:209:20 AM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:108:10 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:108:10 AM | 09:039:03 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:498:49 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0512:05 PM | 13:431:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:231:23 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:152:15 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:203:20 PM | 16:584:58 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:593:59 PM | 18:366:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:366:36 PM | 20:048:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:366:36 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:366:36 PM | 19:427:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:288:28 PM | 21:589:58 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5910:59 PM | 23:4311:43 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4111:41 PM | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:235:23 AM+1 | 30:536:53 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |