Wednesday 15 May 2013 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Pañcamī began at 14:202:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:444:44 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:006:00 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:501:50 PM
Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.
Noon
13:011:01 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 14 h 03 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
06:006:00 AM to 29:595:59 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 | 16:444:44 PM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 21:529:52 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Śūla | 13:501:50 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 16:444:44 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:59 05:595:59 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:404:40 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:404:40 AM | 05:205:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:005:00 AM | 06:006:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:006:00 AM | 08:488:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:457:45 AM | 09:309:30 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:258:25 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:488:48 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1611:16 AM | 13:011:01 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed 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 |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:011:01 PM | 14:462:46 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:252:25 PM | 17:145:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:213:21 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:145:14 PM | 20:028:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:117:11 PM | 20:588:58 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:028:02 PM | 21:229:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:028:02 PM | 20:228:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:028:02 PM | 21:029:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 25:241:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |