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Thursday 29 April 1971 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Vaiśākha Śukla Pañcamī

Guruvāra. Pañcamī began at 13:161:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:3512:35 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

Pañcamī covers 10 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:515:51 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3512:35 PM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

12:4812:48 PM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago12:4812:48 PM
At noon, 12:4812:48 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 60° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 25% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 60° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:304:30 AM–05:105:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:504:50 AM–05:515:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:0811:08 AM–12:4512:45 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:2012:20 PM–13:161:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:083:08 PM–16:034:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:467:46 PM–20:068:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:467:46 PM–20:468:46 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:515:51 AM–07:357:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:199:19 AM–11:0411:04 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2910:29 AM–11:2511:25 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:332:33 PM–16:174:17 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:034:03 PM–16:594:59 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

Śubha05:515:51 AM–07:357:35 AMgood
Roga07:357:35 AM–09:199:19 AMavoid
Udvega09:199:19 AM–11:0411:04 AMavoid
Cara11:0411:04 AM–12:4812:48 PMneutral
Lābha12:4812:48 PM–14:332:33 PMgood
Amṛta14:332:33 PM–16:174:17 PMgood
Kāla16:174:17 PM–18:026:02 PMavoid
Śubha18:026:02 PM–19:467:46 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:467:46 PM–21:019:01 PMgood
Cara21:019:01 PM–22:1710:17 PMneutral
Roga22:1710:17 PM–23:3211:32 PMavoid
Kāla23:3211:32 PM–24:4812:48 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:4812:48 AM+1–26:032:03 AM+1good
Udvega26:032:03 AM+1–27:183:18 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:183:18 AM+1–28:344:34 AM+1good
Amṛta28:344:34 AM+1–29:495:49 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:515:51 AM to 29:495:49 AM+1

05:515:51 AM sunrise19:467:46 PM sunsetsunrise 29:495:49 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 12:3512:35 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 21:159:15 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 17:165:16 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:3512:35 PM
Kaulavauntil 24:3412:34 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2012:20 PM–13:161:16 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:332:33 PM–16:174:17 PM
Pradoṣa 19:467:46 PM–21:069:06 PM
Niśītha 24:2412:24 AM+1–25:121:12 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. AbhijitUntil 13:161:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:174:17 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 55 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:069:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:121:12 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī12:3512:35 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraĀrdrā21:159:15 PMPunarvasu
YogaSukarmā17:165:16 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaBālava12:3512:35 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra29:49 05:495:49 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2028
Śaka
1893
Kali
5072
Ahargaṇa
1 852 605
Day length
13 h 55 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
09:109:10 AM
Moonset
25:071:07 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:304:30 AM05:515:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:304:30 AM05:105:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:504:50 AM05:515:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:515:51 AM08:388:38 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:515:51 AM07:357:35 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:388:38 AM11:2511:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:199:19 AM11:0411:04 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2910:29 AM11:2511:25 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:0811:08 AM12:4512:45 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
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
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:122:12 PM16:594:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:332:33 PM16:174:17 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:083:08 PM16:034:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:034:03 PM16:594:59 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:594:59 PM19:467:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:467:46 PM21:069:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:467:46 PM20:068:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:467:46 PM20:468:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2412:24 AM+125:121:12 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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