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April 1966 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 25 April 1966 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 04:534:53 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:553:55 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

At sunrise

05:295:29 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:274:27 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 52° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 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 muhūrta04:064:06 AM–04:484:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:274:27 AM–05:295:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:0710:07 AM–11:4311:43 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:4911:49 AM–12:4412:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:322:32 PM–15:273:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:047:04 PM–19:247:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:047:04 PM–20:068:06 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:117:11 AM–08:538:53 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3510:35 AM–12:1712:17 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4412:44 PM–13:381:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:581:58 PM–15:403:40 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:273:27 PM–16:214:21 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya27:063:06 AM+1–28:404:40 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

Amṛta05:295:29 AM–07:117:11 AMgood
Kāla07:117:11 AM–08:538:53 AMavoid
Śubha08:538:53 AM–10:3510:35 AMgood
Roga10:3510:35 AM–12:1712:17 PMavoid
Udvega12:1712:17 PM–13:581:58 PMavoid
Cara13:581:58 PM–15:403:40 PMneutral
Lābha15:403:40 PM–17:225:22 PMgood
Amṛta17:225:22 PM–19:047:04 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:047:04 PM–20:228:22 PMneutral
Roga20:228:22 PM–21:409:40 PMavoid
Kāla21:409:40 PM–22:5810:58 PMavoid
Lābha22:5810:58 PM–24:1612:16 AM+1good
Udvega24:1612:16 AM+1–25:341:34 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:341:34 AM+1–26:522:52 AM+1good
Amṛta26:522:52 AM+1–28:104:10 AM+1good
Cara28:104:10 AM+1–29:285:28 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:295:29 AM to 29:285:28 AM+1

05:295:29 AM sunrise19:047:04 PM sunsetsunrise 29:285:28 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 27:553:55 AM+1
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 18:536:53 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 22:0510:05 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:274:27 PM
Bālavauntil 27:553:55 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:117:11 AM–08:538:53 AM
Abhijit 11:4911:49 AM–12:4412:44 PM
Pradoṣa 19:047:04 PM–20:278:27 PM
Niśītha 23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:538:53 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4412:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 34 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:278:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī27:55 03:553:55 AM TueṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā18:536:53 PMĀrdrā
YogaAtigaṇḍa22:0510:05 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaBava16:274:27 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:28 05:285:28 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2023
Śaka
1888
Kali
5067
Ahargaṇa
1 850 775
Day length
13 h 34 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
08:128:12 AM
Moonset
23:5111:51 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:064:06 AM05:295:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:064:06 AM04:484:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:274:27 AM05:295:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:295:29 AM08:128:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:117:11 AM08:538:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:128:12 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:0710:07 AM11:4311:43 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3510:35 AM12:1712:17 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4412:44 PM13:381:38 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:214:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:581:58 PM15:403:40 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:322:32 PM15:273:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:273:27 PM16:214:21 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:214:21 PM19:047:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:047:04 PM20:278:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:047:04 PM19:247:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:047:04 PM20:068:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:063:06 AM+128:404:40 AM+1sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
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