Monday 25 December 2006 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 12:4312:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:5910:59 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:127:12 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5910:59 AM
Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.
Noon
12:0412:04 PM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 44 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
07:127:12 AM to 31:137:13 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 | 10:5910:59 AM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 29:09 05:095:09 AM Tue | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 12:5412:54 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:5910:59 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:13 07:137:13 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:185:18 AM | 07:127:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:185:18 AM | 06:156:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:475:47 AM | 07:127:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:127:12 AM | 09:099:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:258:25 AM | 09:389:38 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:099:09 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5110:51 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:091:09 PM | 14:402:40 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:171:17 PM | 14:302:30 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:421:42 PM | 14:212:21 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:212:21 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:003:00 PM | 16:564:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:564:56 PM | 18:516:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:564:56 PM | 17:255:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:564:56 PM | 18:226:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1710:17 PM | 23:4911:49 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4011:40 PM | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |