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August 1968 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseŚrāvaṇa Śukla to Bhādrapada ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 28 August 1968 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Bhādrapada Śukla Pañcamī

Budhavāra. Pañcamī began at 02:502:50 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:5512:55 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Ṛṣi Pañcamī

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

At sunrise

05:435:43 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:531:53 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:1912:19 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 11 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1912:19 PM
At noon, 12:1912:19 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 53° ahead of it, in Citrā, 20% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 53° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:174:17 AM–05:005:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:394:39 AM–05:435:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:409:40 AM–11:1211:12 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:312:31 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:556:55 PM–19:167:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:556:55 PM–20:008:00 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:227:22 AM–09:019:01 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4010:40 AM–12:1912:19 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5311:53 AM–12:4512:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1912:19 PM–13:581:58 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:069:06 PM–22:3710:37 PMa 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

Lābha05:435:43 AM–07:227:22 AMgood
Amṛta07:227:22 AM–09:019:01 AMgood
Kāla09:019:01 AM–10:4010:40 AMavoid
Śubha10:4010:40 AM–12:1912:19 PMgood
Roga12:1912:19 PM–13:581:58 PMavoid
Udvega13:581:58 PM–15:373:37 PMavoid
Cara15:373:37 PM–17:165:16 PMneutral
Lābha17:165:16 PM–18:556:55 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:556:55 PM–20:168:16 PMavoid
Śubha20:168:16 PM–21:379:37 PMgood
Amṛta21:379:37 PM–22:5810:58 PMgood
Cara22:5810:58 PM–24:2012:20 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2012:20 AM+1–25:411:41 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:411:41 AM+1–27:023:02 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:023:02 AM+1–28:234:23 AM+1good
Udvega28:234:23 AM+1–29:445:44 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:435:43 AM to 29:445:44 AM+1

05:435:43 AM sunrise18:556:55 PM sunsetsunrise 29:445:44 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 24:5512:55 AM+1
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 15:473:47 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 18:306:30 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:531:53 PM
Bālavauntil 24:5512:55 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1912:19 PM–13:581:58 PM
Pradoṣa 18:556:55 PM–20:218:21 PM
Niśītha 23:5611:56 PM–24:4412:44 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 13:581:58 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  5. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 11 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:218:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4412:44 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī24:55 00:5512:55 AM ThuṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraCitrā15:473:47 PMSvātī
YogaŚukla18:306:30 PMBrahma
KaraṇaBava13:531:53 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra29:44 05:445:44 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 631
Day length
13 h 11 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
10:1110:11 AM
Moonset
21:019:01 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:174:17 AM05:435:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:174:17 AM05:005:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:394:39 AM05:435:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:435:43 AM08:228:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:227:22 AM09:019:01 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:228:22 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:409:40 AM11:1211:12 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4010:40 AM12:1912:19 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5511:55 AM12:4312:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1912:19 PM13:581:58 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:174:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:312:31 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:174:17 PM18:556:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:556:55 PM20:218:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:556:55 PM19:167:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:556:55 PM20:008:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:069:06 PM22:3710:37 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5611:56 PM24:4412:44 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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