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Wednesday 13 May 1959 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Pañcamī

Budhavāra. Pañcamī began at 13:181:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:482:48 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

14:482:48 PM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 14 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 59° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 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 muhūrta03:503:50 AM–04:304:30 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:104:10 AM–05:095:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:372:37 PM–15:333:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:217:21 PM–19:407:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:217:21 PM–20:198:19 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:359:35 PM–23:1911:19 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:556:55 AM–08:428:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2810:28 AM–12:1512:15 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:1211:12 AM–12:5612:56 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta11:4611:46 AM–12:4312:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1512:15 PM–14:012:01 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

Lābha05:095:09 AM–06:556:55 AMgood
Amṛta06:556:55 AM–08:428:42 AMgood
Kāla08:428:42 AM–10:2810:28 AMavoid
Śubha10:2810:28 AM–12:1512:15 PMgood
Roga12:1512:15 PM–14:012:01 PMavoid
Udvega14:012:01 PM–15:483:48 PMavoid
Cara15:483:48 PM–17:345:34 PMneutral
Lābha17:345:34 PM–19:217:21 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:217:21 PM–20:348:34 PMavoid
Śubha20:348:34 PM–21:479:47 PMgood
Amṛta21:479:47 PM–23:0111:01 PMgood
Cara23:0111:01 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1412:14 AM+1–25:281:28 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:281:28 AM+1–26:412:41 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:412:41 AM+1–27:553:55 AM+1good
Udvega27:553:55 AM+1–29:085:08 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

05:095:09 AM sunrise19:217:21 PM sunsetsunrise 29:085:08 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 14:482:48 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 24:1112:11 AM+1
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 20:158:15 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:482:48 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:223:22 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1512:15 PM–14:012:01 PM
Pradoṣa 19:217:21 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:012:01 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 14 h 12 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:398:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī14:482:48 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraPunarvasu24:11 00:1112:11 AM ThuPuṣya
YogaŚūla20:158:15 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaBālava14:482:48 PMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra29:08 05:085:08 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2016
Śaka
1881
Kali
5060
Ahargaṇa
1 848 236
Day length
14 h 12 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
09:229:22 AM
Moonset
23:3611:36 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:503:50 AM05:095:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:503:50 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
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:556:55 AM08:428:42 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:597:59 AM10:5010:50 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2810:28 AM12:1512:15 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:1211:12 AM12:5612:56 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4611:46 AM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1512:15 PM14:012:01 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
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
Sāyāhnaevening16:304:30 PM19:217:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:217:21 PM20:398:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:217:21 PM19:407:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:217:21 PM20:198:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:359:35 PM23:1911:19 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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