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Saturday 3 January 1998 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Śanivāra. Pañcamī began at 15:343:34 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:261:26 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:536:53 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:261:26 PM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

12:4512:45 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4512:45 PM
At noon, 12:4512:45 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 60° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 25% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 60° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:046:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:395:39 AM–06:536:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:338:33 AM–10:0310:03 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:2212:22 PM–13:081:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:422:42 PM–15:293:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:376:37 PM–19:017:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:376:37 PM–19:507:50 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:226:22+1 AM–31:537:53+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:536:53 AM–08:218:21 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:536:53 AM–07:407:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:407:40 AM–08:278:27 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:499:49 AM–11:1711:17 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:132:13 PM–15:413:41 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:209:20 PM–22:5110:51 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Kāla06:536:53 AM–08:218:21 AMavoid
Śubha08:218:21 AM–09:499:49 AMgood
Roga09:499:49 AM–11:1711:17 AMavoid
Udvega11:1711:17 AM–12:4512:45 PMavoid
Cara12:4512:45 PM–14:132:13 PMneutral
Lābha14:132:13 PM–15:413:41 PMgood
Amṛta15:413:41 PM–17:095:09 PMgood
Kāla17:095:09 PM–18:376:37 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:376:37 PM–20:098:09 PMgood
Udvega20:098:09 PM–21:419:41 PMavoid
Śubha21:419:41 PM–23:1311:13 PMgood
Amṛta23:1311:13 PM–24:4512:45+1 AMgood
Cara24:4512:45+1 AM–26:172:17+1 AMneutral
Roga26:172:17+1 AM–27:493:49+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:493:49+1 AM–29:215:21+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:215:21+1 AM–30:546:54+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:536:53 AM to 30:546:54+1 AM

06:536:53 AM sunrise18:376:37 PM sunsetsunrise 30:546:54+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 13:261:26 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 15:193:19 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 27:293:29+1 AM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:261:26 PM
Kaulavauntil 24:2212:22+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:499:49 AM–11:1711:17 AM
Abhijit 12:2212:22 PM–13:081:08 PM
Pradoṣa 18:376:37 PM–20:158:15 PM
Niśītha 24:2112:21+1 AM–25:091:09+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:1711:17 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:081:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:158:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:091:09+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī13:261:26 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā15:193:19 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVyatīpāta27:29 03:293:29 AM SunVarīyān
KaraṇaBālava13:261:26 PMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra30:54 06:546:54 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 351
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
10:4610:46 AM
Moonset
23:0211:02 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM06:536:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:046:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:395:39 AM06:536:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:536:53 AM09:149:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:536:53 AM08:218:21 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:536:53 AM07:407:40 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:407:40 AM08:278:27 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:338:33 AM10:0310:03 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:149:14 AM11:3511:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:499:49 AM11:1711:17 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2112:21 PM13:091:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2212:22 PM13:081:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:551:55 PM16:164:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:132:13 PM15:413:41 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:422:42 PM15:293:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:164:16 PM18:376:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:376:37 PM20:158:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:376:37 PM19:017:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:376:37 PM19:507:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:209:20 PM22:5110:51 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2112:21+1 AM25:091:09+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:226:22+1 AM31:537:53+1 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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