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April 1988 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 21 April 1988 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Pañcamī

Guruvāra. Pañcamī began at 15:233:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:413:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

At sunrise

06:346:34 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:451:45 PM

Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.

Noon

13:171:17 PM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding13:171:17 PM
At noon, 13:171:17 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 59° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 24% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 59° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:095:09 AM–05:525:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:305:30 AM–06:346:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5012:50 PM–13:441:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:323:32 PM–16:254:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:008:00 PM–20:228:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:008:00 PM–21:049:04 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:424:42 AM+1–30:246:24 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:346:34 AM–08:158:15 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:569:56 AM–11:3611:36 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0311:03 AM–11:5711:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:582:58 PM–16:394:39 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:254:25 PM–17:195:19 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya22:4310:43 PM–24:2612:26 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

Śubha06:346:34 AM–08:158:15 AMgood
Roga08:158:15 AM–09:569:56 AMavoid
Udvega09:569:56 AM–11:3611:36 AMavoid
Cara11:3611:36 AM–13:171:17 PMneutral
Lābha13:171:17 PM–14:582:58 PMgood
Amṛta14:582:58 PM–16:394:39 PMgood
Kāla16:394:39 PM–18:206:20 PMavoid
Śubha18:206:20 PM–20:008:00 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta20:008:00 PM–21:209:20 PMgood
Cara21:209:20 PM–22:3910:39 PMneutral
Roga22:3910:39 PM–23:5811:58 PMavoid
Kāla23:5811:58 PM–25:171:17 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:171:17 AM+1–26:362:36 AM+1good
Udvega26:362:36 AM+1–27:553:55 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:553:55 AM+1–29:145:14 AM+1good
Amṛta29:145:14 AM+1–30:336:33 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:346:34 AM to 30:336:33 AM+1

06:346:34 AM sunrise20:008:00 PM sunsetsunrise 30:336:33 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 15:413:41 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 13:451:45 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 23:5311:53 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:413:41 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:084:08 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5012:50 PM–13:441:44 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:582:58 PM–16:394:39 PM
Pradoṣa 20:008:00 PM–21:259:25 PM
Niśītha 24:5312:53 AM+1–25:411:41 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:441:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:394:39 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 27 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:259:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:411:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī15:413:41 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā13:451:45 PMĀrdrā
YogaAtigaṇḍa23:5311:53 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaBālava15:413:41 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:33 06:336:33 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2045
Śaka
1910
Kali
5089
Ahargaṇa
1 858 807
Day length
13 h 27 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
09:319:31 AM
Moonset
25:281:28 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:095:09 AM06:346:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:095:09 AM05:525:52 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:305:30 AM06:346:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:346:34 AM09:159:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:346:34 AM08:158:15 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:159:15 AM11:5711:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:569:56 AM11:3611:36 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0311:03 AM11:5711:57 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5012:50 PM13:441:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5312:53 PM13:411:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:382:38 PM17:195:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:582:58 PM16:394:39 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:323:32 PM16:254:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:254:25 PM17:195:19 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:195:19 PM20:008:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:008:00 PM21:259:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:008:00 PM20:228:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:008:00 PM21:049:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:4310:43 PM24:2612:26 AM+1sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5312:53 AM+125:411:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:424:42 AM+130:246:24 AM+1sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
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