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April 2002 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 18 April 2002 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Caitra Śukla Pañcamī

Guruvāra. Pañcamī began at 07:327:32 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:038:03 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:326:32 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:038:03 AM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

The Sun 86° above N. Day length 12 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 62° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 27% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 62° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:584:58 AM–05:455:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:215:21 AM–06:326:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1512:15 PM–13:051:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:432:43 PM–15:323:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:496:49 PM–19:127:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:496:49 PM–19:597:59 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:203:20+1 AM–28:584:58+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:326:32 AM–08:048:04 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:369:36 AM–11:0811:08 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3710:37 AM–11:2611:26 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:122:12 PM–15:443:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:323:32 PM–16:214:21 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya21:379:37 PM–23:1511:15 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

Śubha06:326:32 AM–08:048:04 AMgood
Roga08:048:04 AM–09:369:36 AMavoid
Udvega09:369:36 AM–11:0811:08 AMavoid
Cara11:0811:08 AM–12:4012:40 PMneutral
Lābha12:4012:40 PM–14:122:12 PMgood
Amṛta14:122:12 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Kāla15:443:44 PM–17:165:16 PMavoid
Śubha17:165:16 PM–18:496:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:496:49 PM–20:168:16 PMgood
Cara20:168:16 PM–21:449:44 PMneutral
Roga21:449:44 PM–23:1211:12 PMavoid
Kāla23:1211:12 PM–24:4012:40+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:4012:40+1 AM–26:082:08+1 AMgood
Udvega26:082:08+1 AM–27:363:36+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:363:36+1 AM–29:035:03+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:035:03+1 AM–30:316:31+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:326:32 AM to 30:316:31+1 AM

06:326:32 AM sunrise18:496:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:316:31+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 08:038:03 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 13:021:02 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 28:444:44+1 AM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 08:038:03 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:068:06 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1512:15 PM–13:051:05 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:122:12 PM–15:443:44 PM
Pradoṣa 18:496:49 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16+1 AM–25:041:04+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:051:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:443:44 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 17 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī08:038:03 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā13:021:02 PMĀrdrā
YogaAtigaṇḍa28:44 04:444:44 AM FriSukarmā
KaraṇaBālava08:038:03 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:31 06:316:31 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 863 917
Day length
12 h 17 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
10:4210:42 AM
Moonset
23:3211:32 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:584:58 AM06:326:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:584:58 AM05:455:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:215:21 AM06:326:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:326:32 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:326:32 AM08:048:04 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM11:2611:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:369:36 AM11:0811:08 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3710:37 AM11:2611:26 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1512:15 PM13:051:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:541:54 PM16:214:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:122:12 PM15:443:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:432:43 PM15:323:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:323:32 PM16:214:21 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:214:21 PM18:496:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:496:49 PM20:228:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:496:49 PM19:127:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:496:49 PM19:597:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:379:37 PM23:1511:15 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16+1 AM25:041:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:203:20+1 AM28:584:58+1 AMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
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