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Wednesday 16 December 2015 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Budhavāra. Pañcamī began at 14:012:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:4712:47 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

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

At sunrise

06:146:14 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4712:47 PM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

12:0612:06 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:0612:06 PM
At noon, 12:0612:06 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 60° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 25% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 60° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:364:36 AM–05:255:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:015:01 AM–06:146:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:032:03 PM–14:502:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:272:27 PM–16:004:00 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:575:57 PM–18:226:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:575:57 PM–19:117:11 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:427:42 AM–09:109:10 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3810:38 AM–12:0612:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4311:43 AM–12:2912:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0612:06 PM–13:341:34 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha06:146:14 AM–07:427:42 AMgood
Amṛta07:427:42 AM–09:109:10 AMgood
Kāla09:109:10 AM–10:3810:38 AMavoid
Śubha10:3810:38 AM–12:0612:06 PMgood
Roga12:0612:06 PM–13:341:34 PMavoid
Udvega13:341:34 PM–15:023:02 PMavoid
Cara15:023:02 PM–16:304:30 PMneutral
Lābha16:304:30 PM–17:575:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:575:57 PM–19:307:30 PMavoid
Śubha19:307:30 PM–21:029:02 PMgood
Amṛta21:029:02 PM–22:3410:34 PMgood
Cara22:3410:34 PM–24:0612:06 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0612:06 AM+1–25:381:38 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:381:38 AM+1–27:113:11 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:113:11 AM+1–28:434:43 AM+1good
Udvega28:434:43 AM+1–30:156:15 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:146:14 AM to 30:156:15 AM+1

06:146:14 AM sunrise17:575:57 PM sunsetsunrise 30:156:15 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 12:4712:47 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 24:3312:33 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 23:5211:52 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:4712:47 PM
Kaulavauntil 24:0412:04 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0612:06 PM–13:341:34 PM
Pradoṣa 17:575:57 PM–19:367:36 PM
Niśītha 23:4211:42 PM–24:3012:30 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:341:34 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:367:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:3012:30 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī12:4712:47 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā24:33 00:3312:33 AM ThuŚatabhiṣā
YogaHarṣaṇa23:5211:52 PMVajra
KaraṇaBālava12:4712:47 PMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra30:15 06:156:15 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 907
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:1610:16 AM
Moonset
22:2710:27 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:364:36 AM06:146:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:364:36 AM05:255:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:015:01 AM06:146:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:146:14 AM08:358:35 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:427:42 AM09:109:10 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:358:35 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3810:38 AM12:0612:06 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4211:42 AM12:3012:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0612:06 PM13:341:34 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:373:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:032:03 PM14:502:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:272:27 PM16:004:00 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:373:37 PM17:575:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:575:57 PM19:367:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:575:57 PM18:226:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:575:57 PM19:117:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4211:42 PM24:3012:30 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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