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Friday 1 December 2000 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Śukravāra. Pañcamī began at 13:051:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:503:50 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:376:37 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:087:08 AM

Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.

Noon

12:3012:30 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:3012:30 PM
At noon, 12:3012:30 PM, the Sun is in Anurādhā and the Moon 59° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 24% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 59° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:594:59 AM–05:485:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:245:24 AM–06:376:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0612:06 PM–12:5312:53 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:272:27 PM–15:143:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:466:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:367:36 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:427:42 PM–21:319:31 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:058:05 AM–09:349:34 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:518:51 AM–10:3910:39 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:588:58 AM–09:459:45 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:0211:02 AM–12:3012:30 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5312:53 PM–13:401:40 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:263:26 PM–16:544:54 PMYama’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

Cara06:376:37 AM–08:058:05 AMneutral
Lābha08:058:05 AM–09:349:34 AMgood
Amṛta09:349:34 AM–11:0211:02 AMgood
Kāla11:0211:02 AM–12:3012:30 PMavoid
Śubha12:3012:30 PM–13:581:58 PMgood
Roga13:581:58 PM–15:263:26 PMavoid
Udvega15:263:26 PM–16:544:54 PMavoid
Cara16:544:54 PM–18:226:22 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:226:22 PM–19:547:54 PMavoid
Kāla19:547:54 PM–21:269:26 PMavoid
Lābha21:269:26 PM–22:5810:58 PMgood
Udvega22:5810:58 PM–24:3012:30+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:3012:30+1 AM–26:022:02+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:022:02+1 AM–27:343:34+1 AMgood
Cara27:343:34+1 AM–29:065:06+1 AMneutral
Roga29:065:06+1 AM–30:386:38+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:376:37 AM to 30:386:38+1 AM

06:376:37 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 30:386:38+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 15:503:50 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 07:087:08 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:503:50 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:125:12+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:0211:02 AM–12:3012:30 PM
Abhijit 12:0612:06 PM–12:5312:53 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–20:008:00 PM
Niśītha 24:0612:06+1 AM–24:5412:54+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:3012:30 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5312:53 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 45 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:008:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5412:54+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī15:503:50 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraŚravaṇapast sunriseDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVṛddhi07:087:08 AMDhruva
KaraṇaBālava15:503:50 PMKaulava
VāraŚukravāra30:38 06:386:38 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 414
Day length
11 h 45 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:5110:51 AM
Moonset
22:5010:50 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:594:59 AM06:376:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:594:59 AM05:485:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:245:24 AM06:376:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:376:37 AM08:588:58 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:058:05 AM09:349:34 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:518:51 AM10:3910:39 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:588:58 AM11:1911:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:588:58 AM09:459:45 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:0211:02 AM12:3012:30 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0612:06 PM12:5412:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0612:06 PM12:5312:53 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5312:53 PM13:401:40 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:401:40 PM16:014:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:272:27 PM15:143:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:263:26 PM16:544:54 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:014:01 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM20:008:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:466:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:367:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:427:42 PM21:319:31 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0612:06+1 AM24:5412:54+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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