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Thursday 30 April 1998 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

Vaiśākha Śukla Pañcamī

Guruvāra. Pañcamī began at 23:3311:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0310:03 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:495:49 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4210:42 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:5811:58 AM

The Sun 81° above N. Day length 12 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonAccra11:5811:58 AM
At noon, 11:5811:58 AM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 55° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 21% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 55° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:154:15 AM–05:025:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:394:39 AM–05:495:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3311:33 AM–12:2312:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:502:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:076:07 PM–18:316:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:076:07 PM–19:177:17 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:296:29 PM–20:038:03 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:495:49 AM–07:217:21 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:548:54 AM–10:2610:26 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:559:55 AM–10:4410:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:011:01 PM–14:342:34 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:301:30 PM–15:033:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:502:50 PM–15:403:40 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

Śubha05:495:49 AM–07:217:21 AMgood
Roga07:217:21 AM–08:548:54 AMavoid
Udvega08:548:54 AM–10:2610:26 AMavoid
Cara10:2610:26 AM–11:5811:58 AMneutral
Lābha11:5811:58 AM–13:301:30 PMgood
Amṛta13:301:30 PM–15:033:03 PMgood
Kāla15:033:03 PM–16:354:35 PMavoid
Śubha16:354:35 PM–18:076:07 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:076:07 PM–19:357:35 PMgood
Cara19:357:35 PM–21:039:03 PMneutral
Roga21:039:03 PM–22:3010:30 PMavoid
Kāla22:3010:30 PM–23:5811:58 PMavoid
Lābha23:5811:58 PM–25:261:26 AM+1good
Udvega25:261:26 AM+1–26:532:53 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:532:53 AM+1–28:214:21 AM+1good
Amṛta28:214:21 AM+1–29:495:49 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:495:49 AM to 29:495:49 AM+1

05:495:49 AM sunrise18:076:07 PM sunsetsunrise 29:495:49 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 22:0310:03 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 28:154:15 AM+1
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 22:3210:32 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:4210:42 AM
Bālavauntil 22:0310:03 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3311:33 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:301:30 PM–15:033:03 PM
Pradoṣa 18:076:07 PM–19:417:41 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. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2312:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:033:03 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 18 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:417:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2212:22 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī22:0310:03 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraĀrdrā28:15 04:154:15 AM FriPunarvasu
YogaSukarmā22:3210:32 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaBava10:4210:42 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra29:49 05:495:49 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 468
Day length
12 h 18 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
09:369:36 AM
Moonset
22:1610:16 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:154:15 AM05:495:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:154:15 AM05:025:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:394:39 AM05:495:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:495:49 AM08:178:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:495:49 AM07:217:21 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:178:17 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:548:54 AM10:2610:26 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:559:55 AM10:4410:44 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:2312:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3411:34 AM12:2212:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:011:01 PM14:342:34 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:403:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:301:30 PM15:033:03 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:502:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:502:50 PM15:403:40 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:403:40 PM18:076:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:076:07 PM19:417:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:076:07 PM18:316:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:076:07 PM19:177:17 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:296:29 PM20:038:03 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3411:34 PM24:2212:22 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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