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Thursday 14 January 2016 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Guruvāra. Pañcamī began at 02:352:35 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:3112:31 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

Kept the day before Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:367:36 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:497:49 AM

Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.

Noon

12:2712:27 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2712:27 PM
At noon, 12:2712:27 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 53° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 20% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 53° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:425:42 AM–06:396:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:106:10 AM–07:367:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0812:08 PM–12:4612:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:432:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:185:18 PM–17:475:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:185:18 PM–18:446:44 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:5310:53 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:367:36 AM–08:498:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:0210:02 AM–11:1411:14 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5010:50 AM–11:2911:29 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:401:40 PM–14:532:53 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:501:50 PM–15:213:21 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:432:43 PM–15:223:22 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

Śubha07:367:36 AM–08:498:49 AMgood
Roga08:498:49 AM–10:0210:02 AMavoid
Udvega10:0210:02 AM–11:1411:14 AMavoid
Cara11:1411:14 AM–12:2712:27 PMneutral
Lābha12:2712:27 PM–13:401:40 PMgood
Amṛta13:401:40 PM–14:532:53 PMgood
Kāla14:532:53 PM–16:054:05 PMavoid
Śubha16:054:05 PM–17:185:18 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:185:18 PM–19:057:05 PMgood
Cara19:057:05 PM–20:528:52 PMneutral
Roga20:528:52 PM–22:4010:40 PMavoid
Kāla22:4010:40 PM–24:2712:27 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2712:27 AM+1–26:142:14 AM+1good
Udvega26:142:14 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:014:01 AM+1–29:495:49 AM+1good
Amṛta29:495:49 AM+1–31:367:36 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:367:36 AM to 31:367:36 AM+1

07:367:36 AM sunrise17:185:18 PM sunsetsunrise 31:367:36 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 24:3112:31 AM+1
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 07:497:49 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 30:256:25 AM+1
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 24:5912:59 AM+1
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:341:34 PM
Bālavauntil 24:3112:31 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0812:08 PM–12:4612:46 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:401:40 PM–14:532:53 PM
Pradoṣa 17:185:18 PM–19:127:12 PM
Niśītha 24:0312:03 AM+1–24:5112:51 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. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4612:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:532:53 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 42 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:127:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:5112:51 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  12. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī24:31 00:3112:31 AM FriṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā07:497:49 AMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVarīyān24:59 00:5912:59 AM FriParigha
KaraṇaBava13:341:34 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra31:36 07:367:36 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 936
Day length
9 h 42 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
10:1010:10 AM
Moonset
22:0510:05 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:425:42 AM07:367:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:425:42 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:106:10 AM07:367:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:367:36 AM09:329:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:367:36 AM08:498:49 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:329:32 AM11:2911:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0210:02 AM11:1411:14 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5010:50 AM11:2911:29 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0812:08 PM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:251:25 PM15:223:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:401:40 PM14:532:53 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:501:50 PM15:213:21 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:432:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:432:43 PM15:223:22 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:223:22 PM17:185:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:185:18 PM19:127:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:185:18 PM17:475:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:185:18 PM18:446:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:5310:53 PM24:2312:23 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0312:03 AM+124:5112:51 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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