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Friday 26 December 2014 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Śukravāra. Pañcamī began at 19:567:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:165:16 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:206:20 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:346:34 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:1112:11 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1112:11 PM
At noon, 12:1112:11 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 57° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 23% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 57° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:414:41 AM–05:305:30 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:065:06 AM–06:206:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4811:48 AM–12:3412:34 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:082:08 PM–14:552:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:276:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:167:16 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:242:24+1 AM–27:533:53+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:477:47 AM–09:159:15 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:408:40 AM–09:279:27 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:4310:43 AM–12:1112:11 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3412:34 PM–13:211:21 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:073:07 PM–16:354:35 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:305:30 PM–18:596:59 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

Cara06:206:20 AM–07:477:47 AMneutral
Lābha07:477:47 AM–09:159:15 AMgood
Amṛta09:159:15 AM–10:4310:43 AMgood
Kāla10:4310:43 AM–12:1112:11 PMavoid
Śubha12:1112:11 PM–13:391:39 PMgood
Roga13:391:39 PM–15:073:07 PMavoid
Udvega15:073:07 PM–16:354:35 PMavoid
Cara16:354:35 PM–18:036:03 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:036:03 PM–19:357:35 PMavoid
Kāla19:357:35 PM–21:079:07 PMavoid
Lābha21:079:07 PM–22:3910:39 PMgood
Udvega22:3910:39 PM–24:1112:11+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:1112:11+1 AM–25:431:43+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:431:43+1 AM–27:163:16+1 AMgood
Cara27:163:16+1 AM–28:484:48+1 AMneutral
Roga28:484:48+1 AM–30:206:20+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:206:20 AM to 30:206:20+1 AM

06:206:20 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 30:206:20+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 17:165:16 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 10:5010:50 AM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 15:343:34 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 06:346:34 AM
Bālavauntil 17:165:16 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:034:03+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:4310:43 AM–12:1112:11 PM
Abhijit 11:4811:48 AM–12:3412:34 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:417:41 PM
Niśītha 23:4711:47 PM–24:3512:35+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:1112:11 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:3412:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  7. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  10. PradoṣaUntil 19:417:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3512:35+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  13. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī17:165:16 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā10:5010:50 AMŚatabhiṣā
YogaVajra15:343:34 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaBava06:346:34 AMBālava
VāraŚukravāra30:20 06:206:20 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 552
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
10:0210:02 AM
Moonset
22:1810:18 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:414:41 AM06:206:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:414:41 AM05:305:30 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:065:06 AM06:206:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:206:20 AM08:408:40 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:477:47 AM09:159:15 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:408:40 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:408:40 AM09:279:27 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:4310:43 AM12:1112:11 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4711:47 AM12:3512:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4811:48 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3412:34 PM13:211:21 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:211:21 PM15:423:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:082:08 PM14:552:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:073:07 PM16:354:35 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:423:42 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:305:30 PM18:596:59 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:417:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:276:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:167:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4711:47 PM24:3512:35+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:242:24+1 AM27:533:53+1 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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