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January 1940 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 15 January 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 05:235:23 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:058:05 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:367:36 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:058:05 AM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

12:2712:27 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2712:27 PM
At noon, 12:2712:27 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 62° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 26% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 62° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:425:42 AM–06:396:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:106:10 AM–07:367:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0812:08 PM–12:4712:47 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:432:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:195:19 PM–17:475:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:195:19 PM–18:446:44 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:498:49 AM–10:0210:02 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1511:15 AM–12:2712:27 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4712:47 PM–13:261:26 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:401:40 PM–14:532:53 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:432:43 PM–15:223:22 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya24:2112:21 AM+1–26:092:09 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Amṛta07:367:36 AM–08:498:49 AMgood
Kāla08:498:49 AM–10:0210:02 AMavoid
Śubha10:0210:02 AM–11:1511:15 AMgood
Roga11:1511:15 AM–12:2712:27 PMavoid
Udvega12:2712:27 PM–13:401:40 PMavoid
Cara13:401:40 PM–14:532:53 PMneutral
Lābha14:532:53 PM–16:064:06 PMgood
Amṛta16:064:06 PM–17:195:19 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:195:19 PM–19:067:06 PMneutral
Roga19:067:06 PM–20:538:53 PMavoid
Kāla20:538:53 PM–22:4010:40 PMavoid
Lābha22:4010:40 PM–24:2712:27 AM+1good
Udvega24:2712:27 AM+1–26:142:14 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:142:14 AM+1–28:024:02 AM+1good
Amṛta28:024:02 AM+1–29:495:49 AM+1good
Cara29:495:49 AM+1–31:367:36 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:367:36 AM to 31:367:36 AM+1

07:367:36 AM sunrise17:195:19 PM sunsetsunrise 31:367:36 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 08:058:05 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 13:301:30 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 30:336:33 AM+1
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 08:058:05 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:279:27 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:498:49 AM–10:0210:02 AM
Abhijit 12:0812:08 PM–12:4712:47 PM
Pradoṣa 17:195:19 PM–19:137:13 PM
Niśītha 24:0312:03 AM+1–24:5112:51 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. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:0210:02 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4712:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 42 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:137:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5112:51 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī08:058:05 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā13:301:30 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaParigha30:33 06:336:33 AM TueŚiva
KaraṇaBālava08:058:05 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:36 07:367:36 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1996
Śaka
1861
Kali
5040
Ahargaṇa
1 841 178
Day length
9 h 42 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
10:2310:23 AM
Moonset
22:4810:48 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:425:42 AM07:367:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:425:42 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:106:10 AM07:367:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:367:36 AM09:339:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:498:49 AM10:0210:02 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:339:33 AM11:2911:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1511:15 AM12:2712:27 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0812:08 PM12:4712:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4712:47 PM13:261:26 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:261:26 PM15:223:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:401:40 PM14:532:53 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:432:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:432:43 PM15:223:22 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:223:22 PM17:195:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:195:19 PM19:137:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:195:19 PM17:475:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:195:19 PM18:446:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0312:03 AM+124:5112:51 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:2112:21 AM+126:092:09 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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