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Tuesday 6 May 2003 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Vaiśākha Śukla Pañcamī

Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 03:353:35 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:025:02+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

At sunrise

06:266:26 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:239:23 AM

Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.

Noon

12:3712:37 PM

The Sun 80° above N. Day length 12 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:3712:37 PM
At noon, 12:3712:37 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 52° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 19% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 52° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:534:53 AM–05:395:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:165:16 AM–06:266:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1312:13 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:042:04 PM–15:493:49 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:412:41 PM–15:313:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:496:49 PM–19:127:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:496:49 PM–19:587:58 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:587:58 AM–09:439:43 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:548:54 AM–09:449:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:329:32 AM–11:0411:04 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3712:37 PM–14:102:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:433:43 PM–17:165:16 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:2811:28 PM–24:1412:14+1 AMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Roga06:266:26 AM–07:597:59 AMavoid
Udvega07:597:59 AM–09:329:32 AMavoid
Cara09:329:32 AM–11:0411:04 AMneutral
Lābha11:0411:04 AM–12:3712:37 PMgood
Amṛta12:3712:37 PM–14:102:10 PMgood
Kāla14:102:10 PM–15:433:43 PMavoid
Śubha15:433:43 PM–17:165:16 PMgood
Roga17:165:16 PM–18:496:49 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:496:49 PM–20:168:16 PMavoid
Lābha20:168:16 PM–21:439:43 PMgood
Udvega21:439:43 PM–23:1011:10 PMavoid
Śubha23:1011:10 PM–24:3712:37+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:3712:37+1 AM–26:042:04+1 AMgood
Cara26:042:04+1 AM–27:313:31+1 AMneutral
Roga27:313:31+1 AM–28:584:58+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:584:58+1 AM–30:266:26+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:266:26 AM to 30:266:26+1 AM

06:266:26 AM sunrise18:496:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:266:26+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 29:025:02+1 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 24:5812:58+1 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 09:239:23 AM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:234:23 PM
Bālavauntil 29:025:02+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1312:13 PM–13:021:02 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:433:43 PM–17:165:16 PM
Pradoṣa 18:496:49 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 24:1312:13+1 AM–25:011:01+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:165:16 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 23 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:011:01+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  10. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī29:02 05:025:02 AM WedṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraĀrdrā24:58 00:5812:58 AM WedPunarvasu
YogaSukarmā09:239:23 AMDhṛti
KaraṇaBava16:234:23 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:26 06:266:26 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 300
Day length
12 h 23 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
10:0210:02 AM
Moonset
22:5310:53 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:534:53 AM06:266:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:534:53 AM05:395:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:165:16 AM06:266:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:266:26 AM08:548:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:587:58 AM09:439:43 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:548:54 AM11:2311:23 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:548:54 AM09:449:44 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:329:32 AM11:0411:04 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1312:13 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1312:13 PM13:011:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3712:37 PM14:102:10 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:521:52 PM16:204:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:042:04 PM15:493:49 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:412:41 PM15:313:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:433:43 PM17:165:16 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:204:20 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 PM19:587:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2811:28 PM24:1412:14+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1312:13+1 AM25:011:01+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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