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Wednesday 20 December 1978 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī

Budhavāra. Pañcamī began at 05:145:14 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:587:58 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:327:32 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:587:58 AM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 242° ahead of it, in Maghā, 74% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 242° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:365:36 AM–06:346:34 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:056:05 AM–07:327:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:282:28 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:584:58 PM–17:285:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:584:58 PM–18:266:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:5111:51 PM–25:391:39 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:438:43 AM–09:549:54 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:0511:05 AM–12:1512:15 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5711:57 AM–12:3412:34 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1512:15 PM–13:261:26 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:011:01 PM–14:492:49 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

Lābha07:327:32 AM–08:438:43 AMgood
Amṛta08:438:43 AM–09:549:54 AMgood
Kāla09:549:54 AM–11:0511:05 AMavoid
Śubha11:0511:05 AM–12:1512:15 PMgood
Roga12:1512:15 PM–13:261:26 PMavoid
Udvega13:261:26 PM–14:372:37 PMavoid
Cara14:372:37 PM–15:483:48 PMneutral
Lābha15:483:48 PM–16:584:58 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:584:58 PM–18:486:48 PMavoid
Śubha18:486:48 PM–20:378:37 PMgood
Amṛta20:378:37 PM–22:2610:26 PMgood
Cara22:2610:26 PM–24:1612:16 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1612:16 AM+1–26:052:05 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:052:05 AM+1–27:543:54 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:543:54 AM+1–29:445:44 AM+1good
Udvega29:445:44 AM+1–31:337:33 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:327:32 AM to 31:337:33 AM+1

07:327:32 AM sunrise16:584:58 PM sunsetsunrise 31:337:33 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 07:587:58 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 26:332:33 AM+1
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 17:185:18 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 07:587:58 AM
Garauntil 21:189:18 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1512:15 PM–13:261:26 PM
Pradoṣa 16:584:58 PM–18:556:55 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:261:26 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:556:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  8. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pañcamī07:587:58 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraMaghā26:33 02:332:33 AM ThuPūrva Phalgunī
YogaViṣkambha17:185:18 PMPrīti
KaraṇaTaitila07:587:58 AMGara
VāraBudhavāra31:33 07:337:33 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 397
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
22:2210:22 PM
Moonset
10:5810:58 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:365:36 AM07:327:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:365:36 AM06:346:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:056:05 AM07:327:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:327:32 AM09:269:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:438:43 AM09:549:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:269:26 AM11:1911:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0511:05 AM12:1512:15 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1512:15 PM13:261:26 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:011:01 PM14:492:49 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:053:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:501:50 PM14:282:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:053:05 PM16:584:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:584:58 PM18:556:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:584:58 PM17:285:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:584:58 PM18:266:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:5111:51 PM25:391:39 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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