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Thursday 26 April 2012 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Vaiśākha Śukla Pañcamī

Guruvāra. Pañcamī began at 23:0011:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:011:01 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

At sunrise

05:585:58 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0412:04 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:0812:08 PM

The Sun 83° above N. Day length 12 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:0812:08 PM
At noon, 12:0812:08 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 54° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 21% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 54° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:254:25 AM–05:125:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:484:48 AM–05:585:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4411:44 AM–12:3312:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:122:12 PM–15:013:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:186:18 PM–18:426:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:186:18 PM–19:287:28 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:573:57 AM+1–29:435:43 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:585:58 AM–07:317:31 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:039:03 AM–10:3610:36 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0510:05 AM–10:5410:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:411:41 PM–15:133:13 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:013:01 PM–15:503:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya21:499:49 PM–23:3411:34 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

Śubha05:585:58 AM–07:317:31 AMgood
Roga07:317:31 AM–09:039:03 AMavoid
Udvega09:039:03 AM–10:3610:36 AMavoid
Cara10:3610:36 AM–12:0812:08 PMneutral
Lābha12:0812:08 PM–13:411:41 PMgood
Amṛta13:411:41 PM–15:133:13 PMgood
Kāla15:133:13 PM–16:464:46 PMavoid
Śubha16:464:46 PM–18:186:18 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:186:18 PM–19:467:46 PMgood
Cara19:467:46 PM–21:139:13 PMneutral
Roga21:139:13 PM–22:4110:41 PMavoid
Kāla22:4110:41 PM–24:0812:08 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0812:08 AM+1–25:361:36 AM+1good
Udvega25:361:36 AM+1–27:033:03 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:033:03 AM+1–28:314:31 AM+1good
Amṛta28:314:31 AM+1–29:585:58 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:585:58 AM to 29:585:58 AM+1

05:585:58 AM sunrise18:186:18 PM sunsetsunrise 29:585:58 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 25:011:01 AM+1
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 12:3612:36 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 14:172:17 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:0412:04 PM
Bālavauntil 25:011:01 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4411:44 AM–12:3312:33 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:411:41 PM–15:133:13 PM
Pradoṣa 18:186:18 PM–19:527:52 PM
Niśītha 23:4411:44 PM–24:3212:32 AM+1

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. AbhijitUntil 12:3312:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:133:13 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 20 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:527:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3212:32 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī25:01 01:011:01 AM FriṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā12:3612:36 PMĀrdrā
YogaAtigaṇḍa14:172:17 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaBava12:0412:04 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra29:58 05:585:58 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 578
Day length
12 h 20 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
09:409:40 AM
Moonset
22:2310:23 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:254:25 AM05:585:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:254:25 AM05:125:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:484:48 AM05:585:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:585:58 AM08:268:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:585:58 AM07:317:31 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:268:26 AM10:5410:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:039:03 AM10:3610:36 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0510:05 AM10:5410:54 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:3312:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:221:22 PM15:503:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:411:41 PM15:133:13 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:122:12 PM15:013:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:013:01 PM15:503:50 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:503:50 PM18:186:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:186:18 PM19:527:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:186:18 PM18:426:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:186:18 PM19:287:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:499:49 PM23:3411:34 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4411:44 PM24:3212:32 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:573:57 AM+129:435:43 AM+1sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
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