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Thursday 16 December 2004 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Guruvāra. Pañcamī began at 19:167:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:334:33 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

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

At sunrise

07:307:30 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:334:33 PM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 58° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 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 muhūrta05:345:34 AM–06:326:32 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:036:03 AM–07:307:30 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:3312:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:481:48 PM–14:262:26 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:454:45 PM–18:146:14 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:574:57 PM–17:265:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:574:57 PM–18:256:25 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:307:30 AM–08:418:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:527:52 AM–09:219:21 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:529:52 AM–11:0311:03 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3910:39 AM–11:1711:17 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:251:25 PM–14:352:35 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:262:26 PM–15:043:04 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

Śubha07:307:30 AM–08:418:41 AMgood
Roga08:418:41 AM–09:529:52 AMavoid
Udvega09:529:52 AM–11:0311:03 AMavoid
Cara11:0311:03 AM–12:1412:14 PMneutral
Lābha12:1412:14 PM–13:251:25 PMgood
Amṛta13:251:25 PM–14:352:35 PMgood
Kāla14:352:35 PM–15:463:46 PMavoid
Śubha15:463:46 PM–16:574:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:574:57 PM–18:466:46 PMgood
Cara18:466:46 PM–20:368:36 PMneutral
Roga20:368:36 PM–22:2510:25 PMavoid
Kāla22:2510:25 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1412:14 AM+1–26:032:03 AM+1good
Udvega26:032:03 AM+1–27:533:53 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:533:53 AM+1–29:425:42 AM+1good
Amṛta29:425:42 AM+1–31:317:31 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:307:30 AM to 31:317:31 AM+1

07:307:30 AM sunrise16:574:57 PM sunsetsunrise 31:317:31 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 16:334:33 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 26:242:24 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 24:2812:28 AM+1
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:334:33 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:253:25 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:3312:33 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:251:25 PM–14:352:35 PM
Pradoṣa 16:574:57 PM–18:546:54 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38 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 12:3312:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:352:35 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 27 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:546:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  10. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī16:334:33 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā26:24 02:242:24 AM FriŚatabhiṣā
YogaHarṣaṇa24:28 00:2812:28 AM FriVajra
KaraṇaBālava16:334:33 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra31:31 07:317:31 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 890
Day length
9 h 27 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
11:2711:27 AM
Moonset
21:459:45 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:345:34 AM07:307:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:345:34 AM06:326:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:036:03 AM07:307:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:307:30 AM09:249:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:307:30 AM08:418:41 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:527:52 AM09:219:21 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:249:24 AM11:1711:17 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:529:52 AM11:0311:03 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3910:39 AM11:1711:17 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:3312:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:101:10 PM15:043:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:251:25 PM14:352:35 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:481:48 PM14:262:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:262:26 PM15:043:04 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:043:04 PM16:574:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:454:45 PM18:146:14 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:574:57 PM18:546:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:574:57 PM17:265:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:574:57 PM18:256:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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