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Monday 16 April 2040 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Caitra Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 01:151:15 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:253:25 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pañcamī

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

At sunrise

05:405:40 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:028:02 AM

Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 53° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 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 muhūrta04:144:14 AM–04:574:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:364:36 AM–05:405:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5211:52 AM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:312:31 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:566:56 PM–19:187:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:566:56 PM–20:008:00 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:001:00 AM+1–26:482:48 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:207:20 AM–08:598:59 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3910:39 AM–12:1812:18 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4512:45 PM–13:381:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:581:58 PM–15:373:37 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:172:17 PM–16:044:04 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:243:24 PM–16:174:17 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

Amṛta05:405:40 AM–07:207:20 AMgood
Kāla07:207:20 AM–08:598:59 AMavoid
Śubha08:598:59 AM–10:3910:39 AMgood
Roga10:3910:39 AM–12:1812:18 PMavoid
Udvega12:1812:18 PM–13:581:58 PMavoid
Cara13:581:58 PM–15:373:37 PMneutral
Lābha15:373:37 PM–17:175:17 PMgood
Amṛta17:175:17 PM–18:566:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:566:56 PM–20:168:16 PMneutral
Roga20:168:16 PM–21:379:37 PMavoid
Kāla21:379:37 PM–22:5710:57 PMavoid
Lābha22:5710:57 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1good
Udvega24:1812:18 AM+1–25:381:38 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:381:38 AM+1–26:582:58 AM+1good
Amṛta26:582:58 AM+1–28:194:19 AM+1good
Cara28:194:19 AM+1–29:395:39 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:405:40 AM to 29:395:39 AM+1

05:405:40 AM sunrise18:566:56 PM sunsetsunrise 29:395:39 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 27:253:25 AM+1
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 08:028:02 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 28:414:41 AM+1
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:172:17 PM
Bālavauntil 27:253:25 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:207:20 AM–08:598:59 AM
Abhijit 11:5211:52 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Pradoṣa 18:566:56 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:598:59 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 16 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī27:25 03:253:25 AM TueṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraRohiṇī08:028:02 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaŚobhana28:41 04:414:41 AM TueAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava14:172:17 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:39 05:395:39 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2097
Śaka
1962
Kali
5141
Ahargaṇa
1 877 795
Day length
13 h 16 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
08:248:24 AM
Moonset
23:4411:44 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:144:14 AM05:405:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:144:14 AM04:574:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:364:36 AM05:405:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:405:40 AM08:208:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:207:20 AM08:598:59 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:5910:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3910:39 AM12:1812:18 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5211:52 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4512:45 PM13:381:38 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:174:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:581:58 PM15:373:37 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:172:17 PM16:044:04 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:312:31 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:243:24 PM16:174:17 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:174:17 PM18:566:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:566:56 PM20:228:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:566:56 PM19:187:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:566:56 PM20:008:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:001:00 AM+126:482:48 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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