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December 1901 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 16 December 1901 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 17:105:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:395:39 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

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

At sunrise

07:307:30 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:395:39 PM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 57° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 23% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 57° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:345:34 AM–06:326:32 AM
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:3212:32 PM
  • Vijaya13:481:48 PM–14:262:26 PM
  • Amṛta kāla16:534:53 PM–18:326:32 PM
  • Godhūli16:574:57 PM–17:265:26 PM

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:418:41 AM–09:529:52 AM
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0311:03 AM–12:1312:13 PM
  • Durmuhūrta12:3212:32 PM–13:101:10 PM
  • Gulika13:241:24 PM–14:352:35 PM
  • Durmuhūrta14:262:26 PM–15:043:04 PM

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

Amṛta07:307:30 AM–08:418:41 AMgood
Kāla08:418:41 AM–09:529:52 AMavoid
Śubha09:529:52 AM–11:0311:03 AMgood
Roga11:0311:03 AM–12:1312:13 PMavoid
Udvega12:1312:13 PM–13:241:24 PMavoid
Cara13:241:24 PM–14:352:35 PMneutral
Lābha14:352:35 PM–15:463:46 PMgood
Amṛta15:463:46 PM–16:574:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:574:57 PM–18:466:46 PMneutral
Roga18:466:46 PM–20:358:35 PMavoid
Kāla20:358:35 PM–22:2510:25 PMavoid
Lābha22:2510:25 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1good
Udvega24:1412:14 AM+1–26:032:03 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:032:03 AM+1–27:523:52 AM+1good
Amṛta27:523:52 AM+1–29:415:41 AM+1good
Cara29:415:41 AM+1–31:317:31 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:307:30 AM to 31:317:31 AM+1

07:307:30 AM sunrise16:574:57 PM sunsetsunrise 31:317:31 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 17:395:39 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 27:393:39 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 24:4412:44 AM+1
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 17:395:39 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:425:42 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:418:41 AM–09:529:52 AM
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Pradoṣa 16:574:57 PM–18:536:53 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:529:52 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 27 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:536:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  10. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī17:395:39 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā27:39 03:393:39 AM TueŚatabhiṣā
YogaHarṣaṇa24:44 00:4412:44 AM TueVajra
KaraṇaBālava17:395:39 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:31 07:317:31 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1958
Śaka
1823
Kali
5002
Ahargaṇa
1 827 269
Day length
9 h 27 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:4010:40 AM
Moonset
21:589:58 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:345:34 AM07:307:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:345:34 AM06:326:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā06:036:03 AM07:307:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:307:30 AM09:239:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla08:418:41 AM09:529:52 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgava09:239:23 AM11:1711:17 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa11:0311:03 AM12:1312:13 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhna11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit11:5511:55 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta12:3212:32 PM13:101:10 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇa13:101:10 PM15:043:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika13:241:24 PM14:352:35 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijaya13:481:48 PM14:262:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta14:262:26 PM15:043:04 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna15:043:04 PM16:574:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kāla16:534:53 PM18:326:32 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣa16:574:57 PM18:536:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli16:574:57 PM17:265:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:574:57 PM18:246:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśītha23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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