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May 1940 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Kṛṣṇa to Vaiśākha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Sunday 12 May 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Pañcamī

Ravivāra. Pañcamī began at 21:219:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:338:33 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

At sunrise

05:095:09 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:115:11 AM

Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 14 h 11 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 56° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 22% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 56° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:513:51 AM–04:304:30 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:104:10 AM–05:095:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4611:46 AM–12:4312:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:372:37 PM–15:333:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:207:20 PM–19:407:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:207:20 PM–20:198:19 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:342:34 AM+1–28:094:09 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:1512:15 PM–14:012:01 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:473:47 PM–17:345:34 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:045:04 PM–18:396:39 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta17:275:27 PM–18:236:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla17:345:34 PM–19:207:20 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega05:095:09 AM–06:566:56 AMavoid
Cara06:566:56 AM–08:428:42 AMneutral
Lābha08:428:42 AM–10:2810:28 AMgood
Amṛta10:2810:28 AM–12:1512:15 PMgood
Kāla12:1512:15 PM–14:012:01 PMavoid
Śubha14:012:01 PM–15:473:47 PMgood
Roga15:473:47 PM–17:345:34 PMavoid
Udvega17:345:34 PM–19:207:20 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha19:207:20 PM–20:348:34 PMgood
Amṛta20:348:34 PM–21:479:47 PMgood
Cara21:479:47 PM–23:0111:01 PMneutral
Roga23:0111:01 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:1412:14 AM+1–25:281:28 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:281:28 AM+1–26:412:41 AM+1good
Udvega26:412:41 AM+1–27:553:55 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:553:55 AM+1–29:085:08 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:095:09 AM to 29:085:08 AM+1

05:095:09 AM sunrise19:207:20 PM sunsetsunrise 29:085:08 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 20:338:33 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 05:115:11 AM
Punarvasuuntil 28:574:57 AM+1
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 25:121:12 AM+1
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:009:00 AM
Bālavauntil 20:338:33 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4611:46 AM–12:4312:43 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:345:34 PM–19:207:20 PM
Pradoṣa 19:207:20 PM–20:398:39 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4312:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 19:207:20 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 11 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:398:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  12. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  13. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī20:338:33 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraĀrdrā05:115:11 AMPunarvasu
YogaŚūla25:12 01:121:12 AM MonGaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava09:009:00 AMBālava
VāraRavivāra29:08 05:085:08 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 296
Day length
14 h 11 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
09:079:07 AM
Moonset
23:2611:26 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:513:51 AM05:095:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:513:51 AM04:304:30 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:104:10 AM05:095:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:095:09 AM07:597:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:597:59 AM10:5010:50 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4611:46 AM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:1512:15 PM14:012:01 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:401:40 PM16:304:30 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:372:37 PM15:333:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:473:47 PM17:345:34 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:304:30 PM19:207:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:045:04 PM18:396:39 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta17:275:27 PM18:236:23 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:345:34 PM19:207:20 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk19:207:20 PM20:398:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:207:20 PM19:407:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:207:20 PM20:198:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:342:34 AM+128:094:09 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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