Tuesday 27 March 2012 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 04:284:28 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:087:08 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:586:58 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:495:49 PM
Bava gives way to Bālava.
Noon
13:101:10 PM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 24 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
06:586:58 AM to 30:576:57 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 | past sunrise | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 23:2611:26 PM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Prīti | 29:25 05:255:25 AM Wed | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 17:495:49 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:57 06:576:57 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:255:25 AM | 06:586:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:255:25 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:485:48 AM | 06:586:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:586:58 AM | 09:279:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:279:27 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:279:27 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:519:51 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0410:04 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:101:10 PM | 14:432:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:242:24 PM | 16:534:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:143:14 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:164:16 PM | 17:495:49 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:534:53 PM | 19:227:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:227:22 PM | 20:548:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:227:22 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:227:22 PM | 20:318:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:438:43 PM | 22:3110:31 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 25:331:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |