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Tuesday 24 December 1968 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 13:001:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:0911:09 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:357:35 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0911:09 AM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 61° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 25% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 61° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:385:38 AM–06:366:36 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:076:07 AM–07:357:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5911:59 AM–12:3712:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:521:52 PM–14:302:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:015:01 PM–17:305:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:015:01 PM–18:286:28 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:3611:36 PM–25:101:10 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:289:28 AM–10:0610:06 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:569:56 AM–11:0711:07 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1812:18 PM–13:281:28 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:132:13 PM–15:473:47 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:392:39 PM–15:503:50 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5010:50 PM–23:4911:49 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Roga07:357:35 AM–08:458:45 AMavoid
Udvega08:458:45 AM–09:569:56 AMavoid
Cara09:569:56 AM–11:0711:07 AMneutral
Lābha11:0711:07 AM–12:1812:18 PMgood
Amṛta12:1812:18 PM–13:281:28 PMgood
Kāla13:281:28 PM–14:392:39 PMavoid
Śubha14:392:39 PM–15:503:50 PMgood
Roga15:503:50 PM–17:015:01 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:015:01 PM–18:506:50 PMavoid
Lābha18:506:50 PM–20:398:39 PMgood
Udvega20:398:39 PM–22:2910:29 PMavoid
Śubha22:2910:29 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1812:18 AM+1–26:072:07 AM+1good
Cara26:072:07 AM+1–27:573:57 AM+1neutral
Roga27:573:57 AM+1–29:465:46 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:465:46 AM+1–31:357:35 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:357:35 AM to 31:357:35 AM+1

07:357:35 AM sunrise17:015:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:357:35 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 11:0911:09 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 30:396:39 AM+1
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 14:322:32 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:0911:09 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:3210:32 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5911:59 AM–12:3712:37 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:392:39 PM–15:503:50 PM
Pradoṣa 17:015:01 PM–18:576:57 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3712:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:503:50 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:576:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī11:0911:09 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā30:39 06:396:39 AM WedPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra14:322:32 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaBālava11:0911:09 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:35 07:357:35 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 749
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:1511:15 AM
Moonset
22:1410:14 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:385:38 AM07:357:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:385:38 AM06:366:36 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:076:07 AM07:357:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:357:35 AM09:289:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:289:28 AM11:2111:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:289:28 AM10:0610:06 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:569:56 AM11:0711:07 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:3712:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1812:18 PM13:281:28 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:083:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:521:52 PM14:302:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:132:13 PM15:473:47 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:392:39 PM15:503:50 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:083:08 PM17:015:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:015:01 PM18:576:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:015:01 PM17:305:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:015:01 PM18:286:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5010:50 PM23:4911:49 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:3611:36 PM25:101:10 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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