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Friday 15 December 2000 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī

Śukravāra. Pañcamī began at 02:182:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:3511:35 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:446:44 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5412:54 PM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:3612:36 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:3612:36 PM
At noon, 12:3612:36 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 234° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 80% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 234° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:065:06 AM–05:555:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:315:31 AM–06:446:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1212:12 PM–12:5912:59 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:332:33 PM–15:203:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:276:27 PM–18:526:52 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:276:27 PM–19:417:41 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:479:47 PM–23:1511:15 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:128:12 AM–09:409:40 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:059:05 AM–09:529:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:0811:08 AM–12:3612:36 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5912:59 PM–13:461:46 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:001:00 PM–14:282:28 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:323:32 PM–16:594:59 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

Cara06:446:44 AM–08:128:12 AMneutral
Lābha08:128:12 AM–09:409:40 AMgood
Amṛta09:409:40 AM–11:0811:08 AMgood
Kāla11:0811:08 AM–12:3612:36 PMavoid
Śubha12:3612:36 PM–14:042:04 PMgood
Roga14:042:04 PM–15:323:32 PMavoid
Udvega15:323:32 PM–16:594:59 PMavoid
Cara16:594:59 PM–18:276:27 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:276:27 PM–20:008:00 PMavoid
Kāla20:008:00 PM–21:329:32 PMavoid
Lābha21:329:32 PM–23:0411:04 PMgood
Udvega23:0411:04 PM–24:3612:36+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:3612:36+1 AM–26:082:08+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:082:08+1 AM–27:403:40+1 AMgood
Cara27:403:40+1 AM–29:135:13+1 AMneutral
Roga29:135:13+1 AM–30:456:45+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:446:44 AM to 30:456:45+1 AM

06:446:44 AM sunrise18:276:27 PM sunsetsunrise 30:456:45+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 23:3511:35 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 23:1511:15 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 22:5910:59 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 12:5412:54 PM
Taitilauntil 23:3511:35 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:0811:08 AM–12:3612:36 PM
Abhijit 12:1212:12 PM–12:5912:59 PM
Pradoṣa 18:276:27 PM–20:068:06 PM
Niśītha 24:1212:12+1 AM–25:001:00+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. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:3612:36 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5912:59 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:068:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  8. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  9. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:001:00+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pañcamī23:3511:35 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā23:1511:15 PMMaghā
YogaVaidhṛti22:5910:59 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaKaulava12:5412:54 PMTaitila
VāraŚukravāra30:45 06:456:45 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 428
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
22:4410:44 PM
Moonset
10:2910:29 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:065:06 AM06:446:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:065:06 AM05:555:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:315:31 AM06:446:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:446:44 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:128:12 AM09:409:40 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM11:2511:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:059:05 AM09:529:52 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:0811:08 AM12:3612:36 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1212:12 PM13:001:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1212:12 PM12:5912:59 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5912:59 PM13:461:46 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:001:00 PM14:282:28 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:461:46 PM16:074:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:332:33 PM15:203:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:323:32 PM16:594:59 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:074:07 PM18:276:27 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:276:27 PM20:068:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:276:27 PM18:526:52 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:276:27 PM19:417:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:479:47 PM23:1511:15 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1212:12+1 AM25:001:00+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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