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

Wednesday 29 January 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī

Budhavāra. Pañcamī began at 07:377:37 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:0110:01 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:596:59 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0110:01 AM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

12:5412:54 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 11 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:5412:54 PM
At noon, 12:5412:54 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 241° ahead of it, in Hasta, 74% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 241° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–06:596:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:522:52 PM–15:393:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:486:48 PM–19:127:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:486:48 PM–20:018:01 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:007:00 PM–20:468:46 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Varjya08:218:21 AM–10:0810:08 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:288:28 AM–09:579:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:2511:25 AM–12:5412:54 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3012:30 PM–13:171:17 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5412:54 PM–14:222:22 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha06:596:59 AM–08:288:28 AMgood
Amṛta08:288:28 AM–09:579:57 AMgood
Kāla09:579:57 AM–11:2511:25 AMavoid
Śubha11:2511:25 AM–12:5412:54 PMgood
Roga12:5412:54 PM–14:222:22 PMavoid
Udvega14:222:22 PM–15:513:51 PMavoid
Cara15:513:51 PM–17:205:20 PMneutral
Lābha17:205:20 PM–18:486:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:486:48 PM–20:208:20 PMavoid
Śubha20:208:20 PM–21:519:51 PMgood
Amṛta21:519:51 PM–23:2211:22 PMgood
Cara23:2211:22 PM–24:5412:54+1 AMneutral
Roga24:5412:54+1 AM–26:252:25+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:252:25+1 AM–27:573:57+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:573:57+1 AM–29:285:28+1 AMgood
Udvega29:285:28+1 AM–30:596:59+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:596:59 AM to 30:596:59+1 AM

06:596:59 AM sunrise18:486:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:596:59+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 10:0110:01 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 25:391:39+1 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 14:252:25 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 10:0110:01 AM
Garauntil 23:0411:04 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:5412:54 PM–14:222:22 PM
Pradoṣa 18:486:48 PM–20:268:26 PM
Niśītha 24:3012:30+1 AM–25:181:18+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:222:22 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 49 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:268:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:181:18+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pañcamī10:0110:01 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraHasta25:39 01:391:39 AM ThuCitrā
YogaSukarmā14:252:25 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaTaitila10:0110:01 AMGara
VāraBudhavāra30:59 06:596:59 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 862 012
Day length
11 h 49 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
23:0911:09 PM
Moonset
10:4010:40 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:225:22 AM06:596:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:225:22 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM06:596:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:596:59 AM09:219:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:218:21 AM10:0810:08 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:288:28 AM09:579:57 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:219:21 AM11:4311:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2511:25 AM12:5412:54 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:3012:30 PM13:181:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3012:30 PM13:171:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5412:54 PM14:222:22 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:052:05 PM16:264:26 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:522:52 PM15:393:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:264:26 PM18:486:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:486:48 PM20:268:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:486:48 PM19:127:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:486:48 PM20:018:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:007:00 PM20:468:46 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3012:30+1 AM25:181:18+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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