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Thursday 24 December 1998 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Guruvāra. Pañcamī began at 09:399:39 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:249:24 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

09:249:24 AM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

12:1712:17 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1712:17 PM
At noon, 12:1712:17 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 61° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 26% 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–12:3612:36 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 kāla23:2611:26 PM–25:021:02 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:357:35 AM–08:458:45 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:569:56 AM–11:0711:07 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4310:43 AM–11:2111:21 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:281:28 PM–14:392:39 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:511:51 PM–15:273:27 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:302:30 PM–15:073:07 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

Śubha07:357:35 AM–08:458:45 AMgood
Roga08:458:45 AM–09:569:56 AMavoid
Udvega09:569:56 AM–11:0711:07 AMavoid
Cara11:0711:07 AM–12:1812:18 PMneutral
Lābha12:1812:18 PM–13:281:28 PMgood
Amṛta13:281:28 PM–14:392:39 PMgood
Kāla14:392:39 PM–15:503:50 PMavoid
Śubha15:503:50 PM–17:015:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:015:01 PM–18:506:50 PMgood
Cara18:506:50 PM–20:398:39 PMneutral
Roga20:398:39 PM–22:2810:28 PMavoid
Kāla22:2810:28 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1812:18 AM+1–26:072:07 AM+1good
Udvega26:072:07 AM+1–27:563:56 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:563:56 AM+1–29:465:46 AM+1good
Amṛta29:465:46 AM+1–31:357:35 AM+1good

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 09:249:24 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 30:386:38 AM+1
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 15:313:31 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:249:24 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:069:06 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5911:59 AM–12:3612:36 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:281:28 PM–14:392:39 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3612:36 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:392:39 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  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. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī09:249:24 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā30:38 06:386:38 AM FriPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra15:313:31 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaBālava09:249:24 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra31:35 07:357:35 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 706
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:0811:08 AM
Moonset
22:1910:19 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
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:357:35 AM08:458:45 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:289:28 AM11:2111:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:569:56 AM11:0711:07 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4310:43 AM11:2111:21 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:3612:36 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:073:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:281:28 PM14:392:39 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:511:51 PM15:273:27 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:521:52 PM14:302:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:302:30 PM15:073:07 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:073:07 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
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2611:26 PM25:021:02 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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