Sunday 8 June 2008 · Tehran, Iran
Ravivāra. Pañcamī began at 10:4210:42 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:498:49 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
08:498:49 AM
Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.
Noon
13:031:03 PM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 14 h 30 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 29:485:48+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 | 08:498:49 AM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 19:467:46 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 18:186:18 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:498:49 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:48 05:485:48 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:324:32 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:324:32 AM | 05:105:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:514:51 AM | 05:485:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:485:48 AM | 08:428:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:428:42 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:558:55 AM | 10:2810:28 AM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:041:04 PM | 14:522:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:312:31 PM | 17:255:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:293:29 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:414:41 PM | 18:306:30 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:255:25 PM | 20:198:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:136:13 PM | 19:467:46 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 18:236:23 PM | 19:217:21 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:306:30 PM | 20:198:19 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:198:19 PM | 21:359:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:198:19 PM | 20:388:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:198:19 PM | 21:169:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3912:39+1 AM | 25:271:27+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |