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Monday 30 March 2009 · Brooklyn, New York, United States

Caitra Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 05:555:55 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:503:50+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pañcamī

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

At sunrise

06:436:43 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:234:23 PM

Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.

Noon

13:001:00 PM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBrooklyn13:001:00 PM
At noon, 13:001:00 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 52° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 19% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 52° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:115:11 AM–05:575:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:345:34 AM–06:436:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3512:35 PM–13:261:26 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:062:06 PM–15:373:37 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:063:06 PM–15:573:57 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:187:18 PM–19:417:41 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:187:18 PM–20:278:27 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:178:17 AM–09:529:52 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2611:26 AM–13:011:01 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:261:26 PM–14:162:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:352:35 PM–16:094:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:573:57 PM–16:474:47 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

Amṛta06:436:43 AM–08:178:17 AMgood
Kāla08:178:17 AM–09:529:52 AMavoid
Śubha09:529:52 AM–11:2611:26 AMgood
Roga11:2611:26 AM–13:011:01 PMavoid
Udvega13:011:01 PM–14:352:35 PMavoid
Cara14:352:35 PM–16:094:09 PMneutral
Lābha16:094:09 PM–17:445:44 PMgood
Amṛta17:445:44 PM–19:187:18 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:187:18 PM–20:448:44 PMneutral
Roga20:448:44 PM–22:0910:09 PMavoid
Kāla22:0910:09 PM–23:3411:34 PMavoid
Lābha23:3411:34 PM–25:001:00+1 AMgood
Udvega25:001:00+1 AM–26:252:25+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:252:25+1 AM–27:503:50+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:503:50+1 AM–29:165:16+1 AMgood
Cara29:165:16+1 AM–30:416:41+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:436:43 AM to 30:416:41+1 AM

06:436:43 AM sunrise19:187:18 PM sunsetsunrise 30:416:41+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 27:503:50+1 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 16:234:23 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 17:005:00 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:534:53 PM
Bālavauntil 27:503:50+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:178:17 AM–09:529:52 AM
Abhijit 12:3512:35 PM–13:261:26 PM
Pradoṣa 19:187:18 PM–20:498:49 PM
Niśītha 24:3612:36+1 AM–25:241:24+1 AM

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 09:529:52 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:261:26 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 36 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:498:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:241:24+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī27:50 03:503:50 AM TueṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraKṛttikā16:234:23 PMRohiṇī
YogaPrīti17:005:00 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBava16:534:53 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:41 06:416:41 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 455
Day length
12 h 36 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
08:388:38 AM
Moonset
24:2212:22+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:115:11 AM06:436:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:115:11 AM05:575:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:345:34 AM06:436:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:436:43 AM09:149:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:178:17 AM09:529:52 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:149:14 AM11:4511:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2611:26 AM13:011:01 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3512:35 PM13:261:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3712:37 PM13:251:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:261:26 PM14:162:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:062:06 PM15:373:37 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM16:474:47 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:352:35 PM16:094:09 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:063:06 PM15:573:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:573:57 PM16:474:47 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:474:47 PM19:187:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:187:18 PM20:498:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:187:18 PM19:417:41 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:187:18 PM20:278:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3612:36+1 AM25:241:24+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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