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Monday 11 December 1972 · Beijing, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 13:071:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:212:21 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

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

At sunrise

07:267:26 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:339:33 AM

Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.

Noon

12:0812:08 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBeijing12:0812:08 PM
At noon, 12:0812:08 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 59° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 24% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 59° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:295:29 AM–06:286:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:585:58 AM–07:267:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4911:49 AM–12:2612:26 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:411:41 PM–14:192:19 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:494:49 PM–17:185:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:494:49 PM–18:176:17 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:5211:52 PM–25:331:33 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:368:36 AM–09:479:47 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5710:57 AM–12:0812:08 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2612:26 PM–13:041:04 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:181:18 PM–14:282:28 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:461:46 PM–15:273:27 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:192:19 PM–14:572:57 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

Amṛta07:267:26 AM–08:368:36 AMgood
Kāla08:368:36 AM–09:479:47 AMavoid
Śubha09:479:47 AM–10:5710:57 AMgood
Roga10:5710:57 AM–12:0812:08 PMavoid
Udvega12:0812:08 PM–13:181:18 PMavoid
Cara13:181:18 PM–14:282:28 PMneutral
Lābha14:282:28 PM–15:393:39 PMgood
Amṛta15:393:39 PM–16:494:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:494:49 PM–18:396:39 PMneutral
Roga18:396:39 PM–20:298:29 PMavoid
Kāla20:298:29 PM–22:1810:18 PMavoid
Lābha22:1810:18 PM–24:0812:08 AM+1good
Udvega24:0812:08 AM+1–25:581:58 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:581:58 AM+1–27:473:47 AM+1good
Amṛta27:473:47 AM+1–29:375:37 AM+1good
Cara29:375:37 AM+1–31:277:27 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:267:26 AM to 31:277:27 AM+1

07:267:26 AM sunrise16:494:49 PM sunsetsunrise 31:277:27 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 14:212:21 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 09:339:33 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 17:165:16 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:212:21 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:442:44 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:368:36 AM–09:479:47 AM
Abhijit 11:4911:49 AM–12:2612:26 PM
Pradoṣa 16:494:49 PM–18:466:46 PM
Niśītha 23:4411:44 PM–24:3212:32 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 09:479:47 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2612:26 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 23 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:466:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3212:32 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī14:212:21 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa09:339:33 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVyāghāta17:165:16 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBālava14:212:21 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:27 07:277:27 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2029
Śaka
1894
Kali
5073
Ahargaṇa
1 853 197
Day length
9 h 23 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:5810:58 AM
Moonset
21:529:52 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:295:29 AM07:267:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:295:29 AM06:286:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:585:58 AM07:267:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:267:26 AM09:199:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:368:36 AM09:479:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:199:19 AM11:1111:11 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5710:57 AM12:0812:08 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:2612:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2612:26 PM13:041:04 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:041:04 PM14:572:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:181:18 PM14:282:28 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:411:41 PM14:192:19 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:461:46 PM15:273:27 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:192:19 PM14:572:57 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:572:57 PM16:494:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:494:49 PM18:466:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:494:49 PM17:185:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:494:49 PM18:176:17 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4411:44 PM24:3212:32 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:5211:52 PM25:331:33 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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