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January 2004 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 26 January 2004 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Māgha Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 20:068:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:148:14 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śrī Pañcamī

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

AlsoVasanta Pañcamī determinate

At sunrise

06:596:59 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:048:04 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:5312:53 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 11 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:5312:53 PM
At noon, 12:5312:53 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 56° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 22% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 56° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:106:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–06:596:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2912:29 PM–13:171:17 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:512:51 PM–15:383:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:476:47 PM–19:117:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:476:47 PM–20:008:00 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:5911:59 PM–25:391:39+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:288:28 AM–09:569:56 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2511:25 AM–12:5312:53 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:171:17 PM–14:042:04 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya14:002:00 PM–15:393:39 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika14:212:21 PM–15:503:50 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:383:38 PM–16:254:25 PMan 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

Amṛta06:596:59 AM–08:288:28 AMgood
Kāla08:288:28 AM–09:569:56 AMavoid
Śubha09:569:56 AM–11:2511:25 AMgood
Roga11:2511:25 AM–12:5312:53 PMavoid
Udvega12:5312:53 PM–14:212:21 PMavoid
Cara14:212:21 PM–15:503:50 PMneutral
Lābha15:503:50 PM–17:185:18 PMgood
Amṛta17:185:18 PM–18:476:47 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:476:47 PM–20:188:18 PMneutral
Roga20:188:18 PM–21:509:50 PMavoid
Kāla21:509:50 PM–23:2211:22 PMavoid
Lābha23:2211:22 PM–24:5312:53+1 AMgood
Udvega24:5312:53+1 AM–26:252:25+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:252:25+1 AM–27:563:56+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:563:56+1 AM–29:285:28+1 AMgood
Cara29:285:28+1 AM–30:596:59+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:596:59 AM to 30:596:59+1 AM

06:596:59 AM sunrise18:476:47 PM sunsetsunrise 30:596:59+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 20:148:14 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 28:594:59+1 AM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 24:4412:44+1 AM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:048:04 AM
Bālavauntil 20:148:14 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:288:28 AM–09:569:56 AM
Abhijit 12:2912:29 PM–13:171:17 PM
Pradoṣa 18:476:47 PM–20:258:25 PM
Niśītha 24:2912:29+1 AM–25:171:17+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:569:56 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:171:17 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 48 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:258:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:171:17+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  11. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī20:148:14 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā28:59 04:594:59 AM TueRevatī
YogaŚiva24:44 00:4412:44 AM TueSiddha
KaraṇaBava08:048:04 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:59 06:596:59 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 565
Day length
11 h 48 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
10:3310:33 AM
Moonset
22:5010:50 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM06:596:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:106:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM06:596:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:596:59 AM09:219:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:288:28 AM09:569:56 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:219:21 AM11:4211:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2511:25 AM12:5312:53 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2912:29 PM13:171:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2912:29 PM13:171:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:171:17 PM14:042:04 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:002:00 PM15:393:39 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:042:04 PM16:254:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:212:21 PM15:503:50 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:512:51 PM15:383:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:383:38 PM16:254:25 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:254:25 PM18:476:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:476:47 PM20:258:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:476:47 PM19:117:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:476:47 PM20:008:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:5911:59 PM25:391:39+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2912:29+1 AM25:171:17+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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