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August 1961 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa to Śrāvaṇa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 16 August 1961 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pañcamī

Budhavāra. Pañcamī began at 04:074:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:405:40 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī

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

At sunrise

05:325:32 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:473:47 PM

Hasta gives way to Citrā.

Noon

12:2212:22 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2212:22 PM
At noon, 12:2212:22 PM, the Sun is in Āśleṣā and the Moon 52° ahead of it, in Hasta, 19% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 52° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:104:10 AM–04:514:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:304:30 AM–05:325:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:119:11 AM–10:5610:56 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:392:39 PM–15:333:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:127:12 PM–19:337:33 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:127:12 PM–20:148:14 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:157:15 AM–08:578:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4010:40 AM–12:2212:22 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5511:55 AM–12:4912:49 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2212:22 PM–14:052:05 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:2612:26 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

Lābha05:325:32 AM–07:157:15 AMgood
Amṛta07:157:15 AM–08:578:57 AMgood
Kāla08:578:57 AM–10:4010:40 AMavoid
Śubha10:4010:40 AM–12:2212:22 PMgood
Roga12:2212:22 PM–14:052:05 PMavoid
Udvega14:052:05 PM–15:473:47 PMavoid
Cara15:473:47 PM–17:305:30 PMneutral
Lābha17:305:30 PM–19:127:12 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:127:12 PM–20:308:30 PMavoid
Śubha20:308:30 PM–21:479:47 PMgood
Amṛta21:479:47 PM–23:0511:05 PMgood
Cara23:0511:05 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2312:23 AM+1–25:401:40 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:401:40 AM+1–26:582:58 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:582:58 AM+1–28:154:15 AM+1good
Udvega28:154:15 AM+1–29:335:33 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:325:32 AM to 29:335:33 AM+1

05:325:32 AM sunrise19:127:12 PM sunsetsunrise 29:335:33 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 15:473:47 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 16:004:00 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:574:57 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2212:22 PM–14:052:05 PM
Pradoṣa 19:127:12 PM–20:358:35 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47 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 14:052:05 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  4. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 40 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:358:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamīpast sunriseṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraHasta15:473:47 PMCitrā
YogaSādhya16:004:00 PMŚubha
KaraṇaBava16:574:57 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra29:33 05:335:33 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2018
Śaka
1883
Kali
5062
Ahargaṇa
1 849 062
Day length
13 h 40 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
09:459:45 AM
Moonset
21:449:44 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:104:10 AM05:325:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:104:10 AM04:514:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:304:30 AM05:325:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:325:32 AM08:168:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:157:15 AM08:578:57 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:168:16 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:119:11 AM10:5610:56 AMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4010:40 AM12:2212:22 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:4912:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5811:58 AM12:4612:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2212:22 PM14:052:05 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:441:44 PM16:284:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:392:39 PM15:333:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:284:28 PM19:127:12 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:127:12 PM20:358:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:127:12 PM19:337:33 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:127:12 PM20:148:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:2612:26 AM+126:092:09 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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