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Thursday 18 December 2031 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Guruvāra. Pañcamī began at 03:503:50 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:5812:58 AM+1.

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

07:487:48 AM

Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 53° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 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 muhūrta05:355:35 AM–06:336:33 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:046:04 AM–07:317:31 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:3312:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:491:49 PM–14:272:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:584:58 PM–17:275:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:584:58 PM–18:256:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:4610:46 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:317:31 AM–08:428:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:539:53 AM–11:0411:04 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4010:40 AM–11:1811:18 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:251:25 PM–14:362:36 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:581:58 PM–15:263:26 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:272:27 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

Śubha07:317:31 AM–08:428:42 AMgood
Roga08:428:42 AM–09:539:53 AMavoid
Udvega09:539:53 AM–11:0411:04 AMavoid
Cara11:0411:04 AM–12:1412:14 PMneutral
Lābha12:1412:14 PM–13:251:25 PMgood
Amṛta13:251:25 PM–14:362:36 PMgood
Kāla14:362:36 PM–15:473:47 PMavoid
Śubha15:473:47 PM–16:584:58 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:584:58 PM–18:476:47 PMgood
Cara18:476:47 PM–20:368:36 PMneutral
Roga20:368:36 PM–22:2510:25 PMavoid
Kāla22:2510:25 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1512:15 AM+1–26:042:04 AM+1good
Udvega26:042:04 AM+1–27:533:53 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:533:53 AM+1–29:435:43 AM+1good
Amṛta29:435:43 AM+1–31:327:32 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:317:31 AM to 31:327:32 AM+1

07:317:31 AM sunrise16:584:58 PM sunsetsunrise 31:327:32 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 24:5812:58 AM+1
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 10:1810:18 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 07:487:48 AM
Harṣaṇauntil 28:184:18 AM+1
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:212:21 PM
Bālavauntil 24:5812:58 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:3312:33 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:251:25 PM–14:362:36 PM
Pradoṣa 16:584:58 PM–18:546:54 PM
Niśītha 23:5111:51 PM–24:3912:39 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. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  3. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3312:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:362:36 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:546:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī24:58 00:5812:58 AM FriṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa10:1810:18 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVyāghāta07:487:48 AMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBava14:212:21 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra31:32 07:327:32 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2088
Śaka
1953
Kali
5132
Ahargaṇa
1 874 753
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:2310:23 AM
Moonset
21:419:41 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:355:35 AM07:317:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:355:35 AM06:336:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:046:04 AM07:317:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:317:31 AM09:259:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:317:31 AM08:428:42 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:259:25 AM11:1811:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:539:53 AM11:0411:04 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4010:40 AM11:1811:18 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:3312:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:043:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:251:25 PM14:362:36 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:491:49 PM14:272:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:581:58 PM15:263:26 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:272:27 PM15:043:04 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:043:04 PM16:584:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:584:58 PM18:546:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:584:58 PM17:275:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:584:58 PM18:256:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:4610:46 PM24:1312:13 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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