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January 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 13 January 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 20:508:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:116:11 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

Kept the day before Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:576:57 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:277:27 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:4912:49 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4912:49 PM
At noon, 12:4912:49 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 57° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 23% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 57° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:195:19 AM–06:086:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–06:576:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2612:26 PM–13:131:13 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:472:47 PM–15:343:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:095:09 PM–18:386:38 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:426:42 PM–19:067:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:426:42 PM–19:557:55 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya08:168:16 AM–09:459:45 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla08:258:25 AM–09:539:53 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2111:21 AM–12:4912:49 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:131:13 PM–14:002:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:172:17 PM–15:463:46 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:343:34 PM–16:214:21 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

Amṛta06:576:57 AM–08:258:25 AMgood
Kāla08:258:25 AM–09:539:53 AMavoid
Śubha09:539:53 AM–11:2111:21 AMgood
Roga11:2111:21 AM–12:4912:49 PMavoid
Udvega12:4912:49 PM–14:172:17 PMavoid
Cara14:172:17 PM–15:463:46 PMneutral
Lābha15:463:46 PM–17:145:14 PMgood
Amṛta17:145:14 PM–18:426:42 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:426:42 PM–20:148:14 PMneutral
Roga20:148:14 PM–21:469:46 PMavoid
Kāla21:469:46 PM–23:1811:18 PMavoid
Lābha23:1811:18 PM–24:4912:49+1 AMgood
Udvega24:4912:49+1 AM–26:212:21+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:212:21+1 AM–27:533:53+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:533:53+1 AM–29:255:25+1 AMgood
Cara29:255:25+1 AM–30:576:57+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:576:57 AM to 30:576:57+1 AM

06:576:57 AM sunrise18:426:42 PM sunsetsunrise 30:576:57+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 18:116:11 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 24:3312:33+1 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 19:377:37 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:277:27 AM
Bālavauntil 18:116:11 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:035:03+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:258:25 AM–09:539:53 AM
Abhijit 12:2612:26 PM–13:131:13 PM
Pradoṣa 18:426:42 PM–20:208:20 PM
Niśītha 24:2512:25+1 AM–25:131:13+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. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:539:53 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:131:13 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 45 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:208:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:131:13+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī18:116:11 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā24:33 00:3312:33 AM TueUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVarīyān19:377:37 PMParigha
KaraṇaBava07:277:27 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:57 06:576:57 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 996
Day length
11 h 45 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
10:3010:30 AM
Moonset
22:5010:50 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:195:19 AM06:576:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:195:19 AM06:086:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM06:576:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:576:57 AM09:189:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:168:16 AM09:459:45 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:258:25 AM09:539:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:189:18 AM11:3911:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2111:21 AM12:4912:49 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2512:25 PM13:131:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2612:26 PM13:131:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:131:13 PM14:002:00 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:002:00 PM16:214:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:172:17 PM15:463:46 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:472:47 PM15:343:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:343:34 PM16:214:21 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:214:21 PM18:426:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:095:09 PM18:386:38 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:426:42 PM20:208:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:426:42 PM19:067:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:426:42 PM19:557:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2512:25+1 AM25:131:13+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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