Tuesday 7 August 2012 · Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 08:438:43 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:459:45 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:215:21 AM
Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:459:45 AM
Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.
Noon
12:0812:08 PM
The Sun 74° above S. Day length 13 h 33 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
05:215:21 AM to 29:225:22 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 | 09:459:45 AM | Ṣaṣṭhī |
| Nakṣatra | Revatī | 27:36 03:363:36 AM Wed | Aśvinī |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 18:296:29 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 09:459:45 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:22 05:225:22 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:583:58 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:583:58 AM | 04:394:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:184:18 AM | 05:215:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:215:21 AM | 08:048:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:048:04 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:048:04 AM | 08:588:58 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:448:44 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0812:08 PM | 13:491:49 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:291:29 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:232:23 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:322:32 PM | 16:164:16 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:313:31 PM | 17:135:13 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:124:12 PM | 18:546:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:546:54 PM | 20:188:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:546:54 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:546:54 PM | 19:577:57 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0511:05 PM | 23:4711:47 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4411:44 PM | 24:3212:32 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5912:59 AM+1 | 26:432:43 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |