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March 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Sunday 24 March 1996 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Caitra Śukla Pañcamī

Ravivāra. Pañcamī began at 15:463:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:434:43 PM.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pañcamī

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

At sunrise

06:166:16 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:204:20 PM

Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 58° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 23% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 58° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:424:42 AM–05:295:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:065:06 AM–06:166:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0012:00 PM–12:4912:49 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:471:47 PM–15:293:29 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:282:28 PM–15:173:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:346:34 PM–18:576:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:346:34 PM–19:447:44 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:2512:25 PM–13:571:57 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:293:29 PM–17:015:01 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:554:55 PM–17:445:44 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla17:015:01 PM–18:346:34 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega06:166:16 AM–07:487:48 AMavoid
Cara07:487:48 AM–09:209:20 AMneutral
Lābha09:209:20 AM–10:5310:53 AMgood
Amṛta10:5310:53 AM–12:2512:25 PMgood
Kāla12:2512:25 PM–13:571:57 PMavoid
Śubha13:571:57 PM–15:293:29 PMgood
Roga15:293:29 PM–17:015:01 PMavoid
Udvega17:015:01 PM–18:346:34 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:346:34 PM–20:018:01 PMgood
Amṛta20:018:01 PM–21:299:29 PMgood
Cara21:299:29 PM–22:5610:56 PMneutral
Roga22:5610:56 PM–24:2412:24 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:2412:24 AM+1–25:521:52 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:521:52 AM+1–27:193:19 AM+1good
Udvega27:193:19 AM+1–28:474:47 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:474:47 AM+1–30:146:14 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:166:16 AM to 30:146:14 AM+1

06:166:16 AM sunrise18:346:34 PM sunsetsunrise 30:146:14 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 16:434:43 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 16:204:20 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 28:024:02 AM+1
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:434:43 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:265:26 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0012:00 PM–12:4912:49 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:015:01 PM–18:346:34 PM
Pradoṣa 18:346:34 PM–20:078:07 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00 AM+1–24:4812:48 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4912:49 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  4. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:346:34 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 18 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:078:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī16:434:43 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraKṛttikā16:204:20 PMRohiṇī
YogaPrīti28:02 04:024:02 AM MonĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBālava16:434:43 PMKaulava
VāraRavivāra30:14 06:146:14 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 701
Day length
12 h 18 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
09:129:12 AM
Moonset
23:3111:31 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:424:42 AM06:166:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:424:42 AM05:295:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:065:06 AM06:166:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:166:16 AM08:438:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:438:43 AM11:1111:11 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:4912:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:2512:25 PM13:571:57 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM16:064:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:471:47 PM15:293:29 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:282:28 PM15:173:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:293:29 PM17:015:01 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:064:06 PM18:346:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:554:55 PM17:445:44 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:015:01 PM18:346:34 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:346:34 PM20:078:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:346:34 PM18:576:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:346:34 PM19:447:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00 AM+124:4812:48 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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