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Wednesday 4 December 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Budhavāra. Pañcamī began at 08:548:54 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:468:46 AM.

Observed here on this day

Campā Ṣaṣṭhī

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

AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī determinate

At sunrise

07:207:20 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:468:46 AM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

12:0812:08 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:0812:08 PM
At noon, 12:0812:08 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 62° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 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 muhūrta05:255:25 AM–06:236:23 AM
  • Vijaya13:441:44 PM–14:222:22 PM
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:255:25 PM

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:328:32 AM–09:449:44 AM
  • Gulika10:5610:56 AM–12:0812:08 PM
  • Durmuhūrta11:4911:49 AM–12:2712:27 PM
  • Rāhu kāla12:0812:08 PM–13:201:20 PM
  • Varjya21:439:43 PM–23:2511:25 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

Lābha07:207:20 AM–08:328:32 AMgood
Amṛta08:328:32 AM–09:449:44 AMgood
Kāla09:449:44 AM–10:5610:56 AMavoid
Śubha10:5610:56 AM–12:0812:08 PMgood
Roga12:0812:08 PM–13:201:20 PMavoid
Udvega13:201:20 PM–14:322:32 PMavoid
Cara14:322:32 PM–15:443:44 PMneutral
Lābha15:443:44 PM–16:564:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:564:56 PM–18:446:44 PMavoid
Śubha18:446:44 PM–20:328:32 PMgood
Amṛta20:328:32 PM–22:2010:20 PMgood
Cara22:2010:20 PM–24:0912:09 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0912:09 AM+1–25:571:57 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:571:57 AM+1–27:453:45 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:453:45 AM+1–29:335:33 AM+1good
Udvega29:335:33 AM+1–31:217:21 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:207:20 AM to 31:217:21 AM+1

07:207:20 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:217:21 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 08:468:46 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 17:275:27 PM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 13:161:16 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 08:468:46 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:019:01 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0812:08 PM–13:201:20 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:4511:45 PM–24:3312:33 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:201:20 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 36 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī08:468:46 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa17:275:27 PMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaDhruva13:161:16 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaBālava08:468:46 AMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra31:21 07:217:21 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 502
Day length
9 h 36 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
11:0911:09 AM
Moonset
22:0510:05 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:255:25 AM07:207:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:255:25 AM06:236:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā05:545:54 AM07:207:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:207:20 AM09:169:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa08:328:32 AM09:449:44 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgava09:169:16 AM11:1111:11 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika10:5610:56 AM12:0812:08 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhna11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla12:0812:08 PM13:201:20 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇa13:061:06 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijaya13:441:44 PM14:222:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna15:013:01 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa16:564:56 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli16:564:56 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM18:236:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjya21:439:43 PM23:2511:25 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśītha23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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