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Wednesday 16 December 2015 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Budhavāra. Pañcamī began at 16:314:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:173:17 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

15:173:17 PM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

12:1312:13 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1312:13 PM
At noon, 12:1312:13 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 58° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 24% 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 muhūrta05:335:33 AM–06:326:32 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:036:03 AM–07:307:30 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:481:48 PM–14:262:26 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:574:57 PM–18:306:30 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:574:57 PM–17:265:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:574:57 PM–18:246:24 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Varjya07:387:38 AM–09:119:11 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:418:41 AM–09:529:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:0311:03 AM–12:1312:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5511:55 AM–12:3212:32 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1312:13 PM–13:241:24 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

Lābha07:307:30 AM–08:418:41 AMgood
Amṛta08:418:41 AM–09:529:52 AMgood
Kāla09:529:52 AM–11:0311:03 AMavoid
Śubha11:0311:03 AM–12:1312:13 PMgood
Roga12:1312:13 PM–13:241:24 PMavoid
Udvega13:241:24 PM–14:352:35 PMavoid
Cara14:352:35 PM–15:463:46 PMneutral
Lābha15:463:46 PM–16:574:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:574:57 PM–18:466:46 PMavoid
Śubha18:466:46 PM–20:358:35 PMgood
Amṛta20:358:35 PM–22:2510:25 PMgood
Cara22:2510:25 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1412:14 AM+1–26:032:03 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:032:03 AM+1–27:523:52 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:523:52 AM+1–29:415:41 AM+1good
Udvega29:415:41 AM+1–31:317:31 AM+1avoid

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 15:173:17 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 27:033:03 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 26:222:22 AM+1
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:173:17 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:342:34 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1312:13 PM–13:241:24 PM
Pradoṣa 16:574:57 PM–18:536:53 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:241:24 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 27 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:536:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī15:173:17 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā27:03 03:033:03 AM ThuŚatabhiṣā
YogaHarṣaṇa26:22 02:222:22 AM ThuVajra
KaraṇaBālava15:173:17 PMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra31:31 07:317:31 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 907
Day length
9 h 27 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:5310:53 AM
Moonset
22:0010:00 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:335:33 AM07:307:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:335:33 AM06:326:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:036:03 AM07:307:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:307:30 AM09:239:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:387:38 AM09:119:11 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:418:41 AM09:529:52 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:239:23 AM11:1711:17 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0311:03 AM12:1312:13 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1312:13 PM13:241:24 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:101:10 PM15:043:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:481:48 PM14:262:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:043:04 PM16:574:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:574:57 PM18:306:30 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:574:57 PM18:536:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:574:57 PM17:265:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:574:57 PM18:246:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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