Friday 9 May 2008 · Tehran, Iran
Śukravāra. Pañcamī began at 02:242:24 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4811:48 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:056:05 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:011:01 PM
Bava gives way to Bālava.
Noon
13:011:01 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 13 h 53 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
06:056:05 AM to 30:046:04+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 | 23:4811:48 PM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 14:302:30 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 16:504:50 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:011:01 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:04 06:046:04 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:434:43 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:434:43 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:045:04 AM | 06:056:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:056:05 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:497:49 AM | 09:339:33 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:518:51 AM | 11:3811:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:518:51 AM | 09:479:47 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1711:17 AM | 13:011:01 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:291:29 PM | 14:242:24 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:242:24 PM | 17:115:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:203:20 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:294:29 PM | 18:136:13 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:115:11 PM | 19:577:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:577:57 PM | 21:189:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:577:57 PM | 20:188:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:577:57 PM | 20:588:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3712:37+1 AM | 25:251:25+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:461:46+1 AM | 27:163:16+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |