Monday 15 April 2013 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 20:358:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:0611:06 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:326:32 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:499:49 AM
Bava gives way to Bālava.
Noon
13:041:04 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 05 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
06:326:32 AM to 30:316:31 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 | 23:0611:06 PM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | past sunrise | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 28:28 04:284:28 AM Tue | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 09:499:49 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:055:05 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:055:05 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:326:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:326:32 AM | 09:099:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:108:10 AM | 09:489:48 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:099:09 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2611:26 AM | 13:051:05 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0112:01 PM | 13:501:50 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:311:31 PM | 14:232:23 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:232:23 PM | 17:005:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:432:43 PM | 16:214:21 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:153:15 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:084:08 PM | 17:005:00 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:005:00 PM | 19:377:37 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:377:37 PM | 21:049:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:377:37 PM | 19:597:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:377:37 PM | 20:438:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5110:51 PM | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 25:281:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |