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August 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa to Śrāvaṇa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 19 August 1996 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 23:0811:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:0212:02 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī

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

At sunrise

05:355:35 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3911:39 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:2212:22 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 32 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2212:22 PM
At noon, 12:2212:22 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 54° ahead of it, in Citrā, 21% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 54° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:124:12 AM–04:544:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:334:33 AM–05:355:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5411:54 AM–12:4812:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:372:37 PM–15:313:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:077:07 PM–19:287:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:077:07 PM–20:108:10 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:5811:58 PM–25:391:39 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:177:17 AM–08:588:58 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4010:40 AM–12:2112:21 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4812:48 PM–13:431:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:481:48 PM–15:293:29 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika14:032:03 PM–15:443:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:313:31 PM–16:254:25 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

Amṛta05:355:35 AM–07:177:17 AMgood
Kāla07:177:17 AM–08:588:58 AMavoid
Śubha08:588:58 AM–10:4010:40 AMgood
Roga10:4010:40 AM–12:2112:21 PMavoid
Udvega12:2112:21 PM–14:032:03 PMavoid
Cara14:032:03 PM–15:443:44 PMneutral
Lābha15:443:44 PM–17:265:26 PMgood
Amṛta17:265:26 PM–19:077:07 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:077:07 PM–20:268:26 PMneutral
Roga20:268:26 PM–21:459:45 PMavoid
Kāla21:459:45 PM–23:0311:03 PMavoid
Lābha23:0311:03 PM–24:2212:22 AM+1good
Udvega24:2212:22 AM+1–25:401:40 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:401:40 AM+1–26:592:59 AM+1good
Amṛta26:592:59 AM+1–28:184:18 AM+1good
Cara28:184:18 AM+1–29:365:36 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:355:35 AM to 29:365:36 AM+1

05:355:35 AM sunrise19:077:07 PM sunsetsunrise 29:365:36 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 24:0212:02 AM+1
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 24:4612:46 AM+1
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:3911:39 AM
Bālavauntil 24:0212:02 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:177:17 AM–08:588:58 AM
Abhijit 11:5411:54 AM–12:4812:48 PM
Pradoṣa 19:077:07 PM–20:318:31 PM
Niśītha 23:5811:58 PM–24:4612:46 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:588:58 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4812:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 32 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:318:31 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī24:02 00:0212:02 AM TueṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraCitrāpast sunriseSvātī
YogaŚubha24:46 00:4612:46 AM TueŚukla
KaraṇaBava11:3911:39 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:36 05:365:36 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 849
Day length
13 h 32 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
10:0510:05 AM
Moonset
21:339:33 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:124:12 AM05:355:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:124:12 AM04:544:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:334:33 AM05:355:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:355:35 AM08:188:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:177:17 AM08:588:58 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:188:18 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4010:40 AM12:2112:21 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4812:48 PM13:431:43 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:431:43 PM16:254:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:481:48 PM15:293:29 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:032:03 PM15:443:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:372:37 PM15:313:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:313:31 PM16:254:25 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:254:25 PM19:077:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:077:07 PM20:318:31 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:077:07 PM19:287:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:077:07 PM20:108:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:5811:58 PM25:391:39 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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