Friday 18 June 1999 · Tehran, Iran
Śukravāra. Pañcamī began at 11:5511:55 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:3510:35 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī (Jyaiṣṭha) determinate
At sunrise
05:485:48 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3510:35 AM
Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.
Noon
13:051:05 PM
The Sun 78° above S. Day length 14 h 34 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
05:485:48 AM to 29:495:49 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 | 10:3510:35 AM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 29:45 05:455:45 AM Sat | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 12:3312:33 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:3510:35 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:49 05:495:49 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:334:33 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:334:33 AM | 05:115:11 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:524:52 AM | 05:485:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:485:48 AM | 08:438:43 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:387:38 AM | 09:279:27 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:438:43 AM | 11:3811:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:438:43 AM | 09:419:41 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1611:16 AM | 13:051:05 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:341:34 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:332:33 PM | 17:275:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:313:31 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:444:44 PM | 18:336:33 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:275:27 PM | 20:228:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:435:43 PM | 19:197:19 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:228:22 PM | 21:389:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:228:22 PM | 20:418:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:228:22 PM | 21:199:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 25:291:29 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:203:20 AM+1 | 28:564:56 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |