Tuesday 11 August 2009 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 12:0212:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:3412:34 PM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:206:20 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:277:27 AM
Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.
Noon
13:101:10 PM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 13 h 38 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
06:206:20 AM to 30:216:21 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 | 12:3412:34 PM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Revatī | 22:1510:15 PM | Aśvinī |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 07:277:27 AM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 12:3412:34 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:21 06:216:21 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:574:57 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:574:57 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:185:18 AM | 06:206:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:206:20 AM | 09:049:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:049:04 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:049:04 AM | 09:589:58 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:459:45 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:459:45 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:091:09 PM | 14:512:51 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:312:31 PM | 17:155:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:263:26 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:344:34 PM | 18:166:16 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:155:15 PM | 19:587:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:457:45 PM | 21:259:25 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:587:58 PM | 21:219:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:587:58 PM | 20:198:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:587:58 PM | 21:019:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 25:341:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |