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Tuesday 6 December 2005 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 13:341:34 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:0311:03 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

Pañcamī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoCampā Ṣaṣṭhī determinateSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī determinate

At sunrise

07:227:22 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3410:34 AM

Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 61° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 25% 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 muhūrta05:275:27 AM–06:256:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:565:56 AM–07:227:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:2812:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:451:45 PM–14:232:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:255:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM–18:226:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:035:03 AM+1–30:336:33 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:179:17 AM–09:559:55 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:469:46 AM–10:5710:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0912:09 PM–13:211:21 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:322:32 PM–15:443:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:068:06 PM–21:359:35 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:4310:43 PM–23:4111:41 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

Roga07:227:22 AM–08:348:34 AMavoid
Udvega08:348:34 AM–09:469:46 AMavoid
Cara09:469:46 AM–10:5710:57 AMneutral
Lābha10:5710:57 AM–12:0912:09 PMgood
Amṛta12:0912:09 PM–13:211:21 PMgood
Kāla13:211:21 PM–14:322:32 PMavoid
Śubha14:322:32 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Roga15:443:44 PM–16:564:56 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:564:56 PM–18:446:44 PMavoid
Lābha18:446:44 PM–20:338:33 PMgood
Udvega20:338:33 PM–22:2110:21 PMavoid
Śubha22:2110:21 PM–24:0912:09 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0912:09 AM+1–25:581:58 AM+1good
Cara25:581:58 AM+1–27:463:46 AM+1neutral
Roga27:463:46 AM+1–29:355:35 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:355:35 AM+1–31:237:23 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:227:22 AM to 31:237:23 AM+1

07:227:22 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:237:23 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 11:0311:03 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 16:224:22 PM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 10:3410:34 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:0311:03 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:519:51 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:2812:28 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:322:32 PM–15:443:44 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:4511:45 PM–24:3312:33 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  3. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2812:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:443:44 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 9 h 33 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī11:0311:03 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa16:224:22 PMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaDhruva10:3410:34 AMVyāghāta
KaraṇaBālava11:0311:03 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:23 07:237:23 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2062
Śaka
1927
Kali
5106
Ahargaṇa
1 865 245
Day length
9 h 33 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
11:4411:44 AM
Moonset
21:499:49 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:275:27 AM07:227:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:275:27 AM06:256:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:565:56 AM07:227:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:227:22 AM09:179:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:179:17 AM11:1211:12 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:179:17 AM09:559:55 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:469:46 AM10:5710:57 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4511:45 AM12:3312:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:2812:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0912:09 PM13:211:21 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:061:06 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:451:45 PM14:232:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:322:32 PM15:443:44 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:013:01 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:564:56 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:564:56 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:564:56 PM18:226:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:068:06 PM21:359:35 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4310:43 PM23:4111:41 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:035:03 AM+130:336:33 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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