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Thursday 18 December 1997 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī

Guruvāra. Pañcamī began at 01:571:57 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:343:34 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:046:04 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:402:40 PM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonAccra11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 233° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 80% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 233° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:264:26 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:504:50 AM–06:046:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3411:34 AM–12:2112:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:551:55 PM–14:432:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:515:51 PM–18:166:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:515:51 PM–19:057:05 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:037:03 PM–20:478:47 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:046:04 AM–07:327:32 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:418:41 AM–10:2510:25 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:009:00 AM–10:2910:29 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:599:59 AM–10:4710:47 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:261:26 PM–14:542:54 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:432:43 PM–15:303:30 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Śubha06:046:04 AM–07:327:32 AMgood
Roga07:327:32 AM–09:009:00 AMavoid
Udvega09:009:00 AM–10:2910:29 AMavoid
Cara10:2910:29 AM–11:5711:57 AMneutral
Lābha11:5711:57 AM–13:261:26 PMgood
Amṛta13:261:26 PM–14:542:54 PMgood
Kāla14:542:54 PM–16:234:23 PMavoid
Śubha16:234:23 PM–17:515:51 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:515:51 PM–19:237:23 PMgood
Cara19:237:23 PM–20:548:54 PMneutral
Roga20:548:54 PM–22:2610:26 PMavoid
Kāla22:2610:26 PM–23:5811:58 PMavoid
Lābha23:5811:58 PM–25:291:29 AM+1good
Udvega25:291:29 AM+1–27:013:01 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:013:01 AM+1–28:324:32 AM+1good
Amṛta28:324:32 AM+1–30:046:04 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:046:04 AM to 30:046:04 AM+1

06:046:04 AM sunrise17:515:51 PM sunsetsunrise 30:046:04 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 27:343:34 AM+1
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 20:478:47 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 15:053:05 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 14:402:40 PM
Taitilauntil 27:343:34 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3411:34 AM–12:2112:21 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:261:26 PM–14:542:54 PM
Pradoṣa 17:515:51 PM–19:297:29 PM
Niśītha 23:3411:34 PM–24:2212:22 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.

  1. SunrisePañcamī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2112:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:542:54 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 48 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:297:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2212:22 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pañcamī27:34 03:343:34 AM FriṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā20:478:47 PMMaghā
YogaVaidhṛti15:053:05 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaKaulava14:402:40 PMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra30:04 06:046:04 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 335
Day length
11 h 48 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:529:52 PM
Moonset
09:369:36 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:264:26 AM06:046:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:264:26 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:504:50 AM06:046:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:046:04 AM08:258:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:046:04 AM07:327:32 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:258:25 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:418:41 AM10:2510:25 AMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:009:00 AM10:2910:29 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:599:59 AM10:4710:47 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3311:33 AM12:2112:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:2112:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:081:08 PM15:303:30 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:261:26 PM14:542:54 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:551:55 PM14:432:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:432:43 PM15:303:30 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:303:30 PM17:515:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:515:51 PM19:297:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:515:51 PM18:166:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:515:51 PM19:057:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:037:03 PM20:478:47 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3411:34 PM24:2212:22 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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