December 1931 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 14 December 1931 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 13:201:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:581:58 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

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

At sunrise

07:287:28 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:557:55 AM

Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 59° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 24% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 59° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:325:32 AM–06:306:30 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:016:01 AM–07:287:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5311:53 AM–12:3112:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:471:47 PM–14:252:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:255:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM–18:246:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:536:53 PM–20:368:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya08:388:38 AM–10:2010:20 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla08:398:39 AM–09:509:50 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0111:01 AM–12:1212:12 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3112:31 PM–13:091:09 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:231:23 PM–14:342:34 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:252:25 PM–15:033:03 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

Amṛta07:287:28 AM–08:398:39 AMgood
Kāla08:398:39 AM–09:509:50 AMavoid
Śubha09:509:50 AM–11:0111:01 AMgood
Roga11:0111:01 AM–12:1212:12 PMavoid
Udvega12:1212:12 PM–13:231:23 PMavoid
Cara13:231:23 PM–14:342:34 PMneutral
Lābha14:342:34 PM–15:453:45 PMgood
Amṛta15:453:45 PM–16:564:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:564:56 PM–18:456:45 PMneutral
Roga18:456:45 PM–20:358:35 PMavoid
Kāla20:358:35 PM–22:2410:24 PMavoid
Lābha22:2410:24 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1good
Udvega24:1312:13 AM+1–26:022:02 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:022:02 AM+1–27:513:51 AM+1good
Amṛta27:513:51 AM+1–29:405:40 AM+1good
Cara29:405:40 AM+1–31:297:29 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:287:28 AM to 31:297:29 AM+1

07:287:28 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:297:29 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 13:581:58 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 30:006:00 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 07:557:55 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:581:58 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:352:35 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:398:39 AM–09:509:50 AM
Abhijit 11:5311:53 AM–12:3112:31 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:536:53 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37 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. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:509:50 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3112:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 28 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:536:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī13:581:58 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā30:00 06:006:00 AM TueŚatabhiṣā
YogaVyāghāta07:557:55 AMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBālava13:581:58 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:29 07:297:29 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1988
Śaka
1853
Kali
5032
Ahargaṇa
1 838 224
Day length
9 h 28 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
11:2811:28 AM
Moonset
21:489:48 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:325:32 AM07:287:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:325:32 AM06:306:30 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:016:01 AM07:287:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:287:28 AM09:229:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:388:38 AM10:2010:20 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:398:39 AM09:509:50 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:229:22 AM11:1611:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0111:01 AM12:1212:12 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3112:31 PM13:091:09 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:091:09 PM15:033:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:231:23 PM14:342:34 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:471:47 PM14:252:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:252:25 PM15:033:03 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:033:03 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:564:56 PM18:536:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:564:56 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:564:56 PM18:246:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:536:53 PM20:368:36 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 22°54′23″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
38°52′ N 115°28′ E · GeoNames 1816971