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Thursday 2 May 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Vaiśākha Śukla Pañcamī

Guruvāra. Pañcamī began at 20:148:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:1310:13 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

At sunrise

05:465:46 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:169:16 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:4712:47 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 14 h 04 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago12:4712:47 PM
At noon, 12:4712:47 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 56° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 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 muhūrta04:264:26 AM–05:065:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:464:46 AM–05:465:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2012:20 PM–13:161:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:2812:28 PM–14:142:14 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:093:09 PM–16:054:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:507:50 PM–20:108:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:507:50 PM–20:498:49 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:465:46 AM–07:317:31 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya06:176:17 AM–08:038:03 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:179:17 AM–11:0211:02 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2710:27 AM–11:2311:23 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:332:33 PM–16:194:19 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:054:05 PM–17:015:01 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

Śubha05:465:46 AM–07:317:31 AMgood
Roga07:317:31 AM–09:179:17 AMavoid
Udvega09:179:17 AM–11:0211:02 AMavoid
Cara11:0211:02 AM–12:4812:48 PMneutral
Lābha12:4812:48 PM–14:332:33 PMgood
Amṛta14:332:33 PM–16:194:19 PMgood
Kāla16:194:19 PM–18:056:05 PMavoid
Śubha18:056:05 PM–19:507:50 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:507:50 PM–21:049:04 PMgood
Cara21:049:04 PM–22:1910:19 PMneutral
Roga22:1910:19 PM–23:3311:33 PMavoid
Kāla23:3311:33 PM–24:4712:47 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:4712:47 AM+1–26:012:01 AM+1good
Udvega26:012:01 AM+1–27:163:16 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:163:16 AM+1–28:304:30 AM+1good
Amṛta28:304:30 AM+1–29:445:44 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:465:46 AM to 29:445:44 AM+1

05:465:46 AM sunrise19:507:50 PM sunsetsunrise 29:445:44 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 22:1310:13 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 23:3111:31 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 12:2512:25 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:169:16 AM
Bālavauntil 22:1310:13 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2012:20 PM–13:161:16 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:332:33 PM–16:194:19 PM
Pradoṣa 19:507:50 PM–21:099:09 PM
Niśītha 24:2312:23 AM+1–25:111:11 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. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:161:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:194:19 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 04 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:099:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:111:11 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī22:1310:13 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraĀrdrā23:3111:31 PMPunarvasu
YogaSukarmā12:2512:25 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaBava09:169:16 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra29:44 05:445:44 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 513
Day length
14 h 04 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
08:428:42 AM
Moonset
25:001:00 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:264:26 AM05:465:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:264:26 AM05:065:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:464:46 AM05:465:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:465:46 AM08:358:35 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:465:46 AM07:317:31 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:176:17 AM08:038:03 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:358:35 AM11:2311:23 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:179:17 AM11:0211:02 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2710:27 AM11:2311:23 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2012:20 PM13:161:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2412:24 PM13:121:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:2812:28 PM14:142:14 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:122:12 PM17:015:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:332:33 PM16:194:19 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:093:09 PM16:054:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:054:05 PM17:015:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:015:01 PM19:507:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:507:50 PM21:099:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:507:50 PM20:108:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:507:50 PM20:498:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2312:23 AM+125:111:11 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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