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Sunday 17 December 2023 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Ravivāra. Pañcamī began at 22:3110:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:048:04 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

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

At sunrise

07:317:31 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:179:17 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

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 56° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 22% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 56° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:345:34 AM–06:326:32 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:036:03 AM–07:317:31 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:3312:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:481:48 PM–14:262:26 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:574:57 PM–17:265:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:574:57 PM–18:256:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:457:45 PM–21:149:14 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya10:5010:50 AM–12:1912:19 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:1412:14 PM–13:251:25 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:362:36 PM–15:463:46 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:423:42 PM–16:194:19 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:463:46 PM–16:574:57 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

Udvega07:317:31 AM–08:418:41 AMavoid
Cara08:418:41 AM–09:529:52 AMneutral
Lābha09:529:52 AM–11:0311:03 AMgood
Amṛta11:0311:03 AM–12:1412:14 PMgood
Kāla12:1412:14 PM–13:251:25 PMavoid
Śubha13:251:25 PM–14:362:36 PMgood
Roga14:362:36 PM–15:463:46 PMavoid
Udvega15:463:46 PM–16:574:57 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha16:574:57 PM–18:466:46 PMgood
Amṛta18:466:46 PM–20:368:36 PMgood
Cara20:368:36 PM–22:2510:25 PMneutral
Roga22:2510:25 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:1412:14 AM+1–26:032:03 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:032:03 AM+1–27:533:53 AM+1good
Udvega27:533:53 AM+1–29:425:42 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:425:42 AM+1–31:317:31 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:317:31 AM sunrise16:574:57 PM sunsetsunrise 31:317:31 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 20:048:04 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 29:245:24 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 27:053:05 AM+1
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:179:17 AM
Bālavauntil 20:048:04 PM
Kaulavauntil 30:536:53 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:3312:33 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:463:46 PM–16:574:57 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3312:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:574:57 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 27 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:546:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  11. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  12. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  13. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī20:048:04 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā29:24 05:245:24 AM MonŚatabhiṣā
YogaHarṣaṇa27:05 03:053:05 AM MonVajra
KaraṇaBava09:179:17 AMBālava
VāraRavivāra31:31 07:317:31 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 830
Day length
9 h 27 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
11:1911:19 AM
Moonset
21:359:35 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:345:34 AM07:317:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:345:34 AM06:326:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:036:03 AM07:317:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:317:31 AM09:249:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:249:24 AM11:1711:17 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5010:50 AM12:1912:19 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:1412:14 PM13:251:25 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:043:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:481:48 PM14:262:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:362:36 PM15:463:46 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:043:04 PM16:574:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:423:42 PM16:194:19 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:463:46 PM16:574:57 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
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
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:457:45 PM21:149:14 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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