Tuesday 20 April 1999 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 22:0910:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:217:21 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:346:34 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:418:41 AM
Bava gives way to Bālava.
Noon
13:121:12 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 17 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
06:346:34 AM to 30:336:33 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 | 19:217:21 PM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 20:188:18 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 10:4510:45 AM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 08:418:41 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:085:08 AM | 06:346:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:085:08 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:305:30 AM | 06:346:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:346:34 AM | 09:139:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:139:13 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:139:13 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:539:53 AM | 11:3311:33 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:421:42 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4812:48 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:121:12 PM | 14:522:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:322:32 PM | 17:115:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:253:25 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:314:31 PM | 18:116:11 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:115:11 PM | 19:517:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:517:51 PM | 21:169:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:517:51 PM | 20:128:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:517:51 PM | 20:558:55 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 25:361:36 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:124:12 AM+1 | 29:425:42 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |