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Thursday 16 May 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī

Guruvāra. Pañcamī began at 17:585:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:323:32 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:305:30 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:315:31 AM

Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.

Noon

12:4712:47 PM

The Sun 67° above S. Day length 14 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago12:4712:47 PM
At noon, 12:4712:47 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 238° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 76% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 238° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:144:14 AM–04:524:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:334:33 AM–05:305:30 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1812:18 PM–13:161:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:133:13 PM–16:114:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:058:05 PM–20:248:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:058:05 PM–21:019:01 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1110:11 PM–23:4211:42 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:305:30 AM–07:197:19 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:089:08 AM–10:5810:58 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2110:21 AM–11:2011:20 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:061:06 PM–14:372:37 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:372:37 PM–16:264:26 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:114:11 PM–17:105:10 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

Śubha05:305:30 AM–07:197:19 AMgood
Roga07:197:19 AM–09:089:08 AMavoid
Udvega09:089:08 AM–10:5810:58 AMavoid
Cara10:5810:58 AM–12:4712:47 PMneutral
Lābha12:4712:47 PM–14:372:37 PMgood
Amṛta14:372:37 PM–16:264:26 PMgood
Kāla16:264:26 PM–18:156:15 PMavoid
Śubha18:156:15 PM–20:058:05 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta20:058:05 PM–21:159:15 PMgood
Cara21:159:15 PM–22:2610:26 PMneutral
Roga22:2610:26 PM–23:3611:36 PMavoid
Kāla23:3611:36 PM–24:4712:47 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:4712:47 AM+1–25:571:57 AM+1good
Udvega25:571:57 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:083:08 AM+1–28:184:18 AM+1good
Amṛta28:184:18 AM+1–29:295:29 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:305:30 AM to 29:295:29 AM+1

05:305:30 AM sunrise20:058:05 PM sunsetsunrise 29:295:29 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 15:323:32 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 05:315:31 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 28:154:15 AM+1
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 17:545:54 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 15:323:32 PM
Garauntil 26:352:35 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1812:18 PM–13:161:16 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:372:37 PM–16:264:26 PM
Pradoṣa 20:058:05 PM–21:209:20 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. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:161:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:264:26 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  6. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  7. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 35 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:209:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:111:11 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pañcamī15:323:32 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā05:315:31 AMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaŚubha17:545:54 PMŚukla
KaraṇaTaitila15:323:32 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra29:29 05:295:29 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 527
Day length
14 h 35 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
25:111:11 AM+1
Moonset
09:029:02 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:144:14 AM05:305:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:144:14 AM04:524:52 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:334:33 AM05:305:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:305:30 AM08:258:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:305:30 AM07:197:19 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:258:25 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:089:08 AM10:5810:58 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2110:21 AM11:2011:20 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1812:18 PM13:161:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2312:23 PM13:111:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:061:06 PM14:372:37 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:152:15 PM17:105:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:372:37 PM16:264:26 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:133:13 PM16:114:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:114:11 PM17:105:10 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:105:10 PM20:058:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:058:05 PM21:209:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:058:05 PM20:248:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:058:05 PM21:019:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1110:11 PM23:4211:42 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2312:23 AM+125:111:11 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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