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Saturday 22 December 1956 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī

Śanivāra. Pañcamī began at 14:152:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:2211:22 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:347:34 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1910:19 AM

Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.

Noon

12:1712:17 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1712:17 PM
At noon, 12:1712:17 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 241° ahead of it, in Maghā, 75% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 241° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:375:37 AM–06:356:35 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:066:06 AM–07:347:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5811:58 AM–12:3612:36 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:292:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:005:00 PM–17:295:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:005:00 PM–18:276:27 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:407:40 PM–21:089:08 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:347:34 AM–08:458:45 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:347:34 AM–08:128:12 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta08:128:12 AM–08:498:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:559:55 AM–11:0611:06 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:5110:51 AM–12:1912:19 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:271:27 PM–14:382:38 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya29:215:21 AM+1–30:516:51 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

Kāla07:347:34 AM–08:458:45 AMavoid
Śubha08:458:45 AM–09:559:55 AMgood
Roga09:559:55 AM–11:0611:06 AMavoid
Udvega11:0611:06 AM–12:1712:17 PMavoid
Cara12:1712:17 PM–13:271:27 PMneutral
Lābha13:271:27 PM–14:382:38 PMgood
Amṛta14:382:38 PM–15:493:49 PMgood
Kāla15:493:49 PM–17:005:00 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:005:00 PM–18:496:49 PMgood
Udvega18:496:49 PM–20:388:38 PMavoid
Śubha20:388:38 PM–22:2810:28 PMgood
Amṛta22:2810:28 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1good
Cara24:1712:17 AM+1–26:062:06 AM+1neutral
Roga26:062:06 AM+1–27:563:56 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:563:56 AM+1–29:455:45 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:455:45 AM+1–31:347:34 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:347:34 AM to 31:347:34 AM+1

07:347:34 AM sunrise17:005:00 PM sunsetsunrise 31:347:34 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 11:2211:22 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 21:529:52 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 10:1910:19 AM
Prītiuntil 31:037:03 AM+1
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 11:2211:22 AM
Garauntil 22:0510:05 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:559:55 AM–11:0611:06 AM
Abhijit 11:5811:58 AM–12:3612:36 PM
Pradoṣa 17:005:00 PM–18:566:56 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:0611:06 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  4. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:3612:36 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:566:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  13. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pañcamī11:2211:22 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraMaghā21:529:52 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaViṣkambha10:1910:19 AMPrīti
KaraṇaTaitila11:2211:22 AMGara
VāraŚanivāra31:34 07:347:34 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 364
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
22:3010:30 PM
Moonset
10:3510:35 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:375:37 AM07:347:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:375:37 AM06:356:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:066:06 AM07:347:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:347:34 AM09:279:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:347:34 AM08:458:45 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:347:34 AM08:128:12 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:128:12 AM08:498:49 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:279:27 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:559:55 AM11:0611:06 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5110:51 AM12:1912:19 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:3612:36 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:063:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:271:27 PM14:382:38 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:292:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:063:06 PM17:005:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:005:00 PM18:566:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:005:00 PM17:295:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:005:00 PM18:276:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:407:40 PM21:089:08 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:215:21 AM+130:516:51 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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