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January 2001 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Sunday 14 January 2001 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī

Ravivāra. Pañcamī began at 12:3312:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:0010:00 AM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

The Sun enters Makara after the sunset before this day. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate

At sunrise

06:576:57 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0010:00 AM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

12:5012:50 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:5012:50 PM
At noon, 12:5012:50 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 242° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 74% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 242° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:195:19 AM–06:086:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:445:44 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
  • Godhūli18:426:42 PM–19:077:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:426:42 PM–19:567:56 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:567:56 PM–21:269:26 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya10:5310:53 AM–12:2412:24 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:5012:50 PM–14:182:18 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:463:46 PM–17:145:14 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta17:085:08 PM–17:555:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla17:145:14 PM–18:426:42 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

Udvega06:576:57 AM–08:258:25 AMavoid
Cara08:258:25 AM–09:539:53 AMneutral
Lābha09:539:53 AM–11:2211:22 AMgood
Amṛta11:2211:22 AM–12:5012:50 PMgood
Kāla12:5012:50 PM–14:182:18 PMavoid
Śubha14:182:18 PM–15:463:46 PMgood
Roga15:463:46 PM–17:145:14 PMavoid
Udvega17:145:14 PM–18:426:42 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:426:42 PM–20:148:14 PMgood
Amṛta20:148:14 PM–21:469:46 PMgood
Cara21:469:46 PM–23:1811:18 PMneutral
Roga23:1811:18 PM–24:5012:50+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:5012:50+1 AM–26:222:22+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:222:22+1 AM–27:543:54+1 AMgood
Udvega27:543:54+1 AM–29:255:25+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:255:25+1 AM–30:576:57+1 AMgood

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
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 10:0010:00 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 26:432:43+1 AM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 19:587:58 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 10:0010:00 AM
Garauntil 20:588:58 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2612:26 PM–13:131:13 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:145:14 PM–18:426:42 PM
Pradoṣa 18:426:42 PM–20:208:20 PM
Niśītha 24:2612:26+1 AM–25:141:14+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:131:13 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:426:42 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 45 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:208:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:141:14+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pañcamī10:0010:00 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī26:43 02:432:43 AM MonHasta
YogaŚobhana19:587:58 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaTaitila10:0010:00 AMGara
VāraRavivāra30:57 06:576:57 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 458
Day length
11 h 45 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:1911:19 PM
Moonset
10:5510:55 AM

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 twilight05:445:44 AM06:576:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:576:57 AM09:189:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:189:18 AM11:3911:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5310:53 AM12:2412:24 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2612:26 PM13:141:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2612:26 PM13:131:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:5012:50 PM14:182:18 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:002:00 PM16:214:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:472:47 PM15:343:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:463:46 PM17:145:14 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:214:21 PM18:426:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta17:085:08 PM17:555:55 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:145:14 PM18:426:42 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:426:42 PM20:208:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:426:42 PM19:077:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:426:42 PM19:567:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:567:56 PM21:269:26 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2612:26+1 AM25:141:14+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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