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Friday 29 January 2016 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī

Śukravāra. Pañcamī began at 11:5711:57 AM yesterday, and holds until 14:252:25 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:296:29 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:252:25 PM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 11 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 239° ahead of it, in Hasta, 76% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 239° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:524:52 AM–05:415:41 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:165:16 AM–06:296:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0012:00 PM–12:4712:47 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:093:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:186:18 PM–18:426:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:186:18 PM–19:317:31 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:001:00 AM+1–26:482:48 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:587:58 AM–09:269:26 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:518:51 AM–09:389:38 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:5510:55 AM–12:2412:24 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4712:47 PM–13:341:34 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya14:112:11 PM–15:593:59 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:213:21 PM–16:494:49 PMYama’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

Cara06:296:29 AM–07:587:58 AMneutral
Lābha07:587:58 AM–09:269:26 AMgood
Amṛta09:269:26 AM–10:5510:55 AMgood
Kāla10:5510:55 AM–12:2412:24 PMavoid
Śubha12:2412:24 PM–13:521:52 PMgood
Roga13:521:52 PM–15:213:21 PMavoid
Udvega15:213:21 PM–16:494:49 PMavoid
Cara16:494:49 PM–18:186:18 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:186:18 PM–19:497:49 PMavoid
Kāla19:497:49 PM–21:219:21 PMavoid
Lābha21:219:21 PM–22:5210:52 PMgood
Udvega22:5210:52 PM–24:2412:24 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:2412:24 AM+1–25:551:55 AM+1good
Amṛta25:551:55 AM+1–27:273:27 AM+1good
Cara27:273:27 AM+1–28:584:58 AM+1neutral
Roga28:584:58 AM+1–30:296:29 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:296:29 AM to 30:296:29 AM+1

06:296:29 AM sunrise18:186:18 PM sunsetsunrise 30:296:29 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 14:252:25 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 21:259:25 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 14:252:25 PM
Garauntil 27:443:44 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:5510:55 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Abhijit 12:0012:00 PM–12:4712:47 PM
Pradoṣa 18:186:18 PM–19:557:55 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00 AM+1–24:4812:48 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:2412:24 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4712:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 49 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:557:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pañcamī14:252:25 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraHastapast sunriseCitrā
YogaSukarmā21:259:25 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaTaitila14:252:25 PMGara
VāraŚukravāra30:29 06:296:29 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 951
Day length
11 h 49 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
22:3010:30 PM
Moonset
10:0410:04 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:524:52 AM06:296:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:524:52 AM05:415:41 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:165:16 AM06:296:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:296:29 AM08:518:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:587:58 AM09:269:26 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:518:51 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:518:51 AM09:389:38 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:5510:55 AM12:2412:24 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:4712:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4712:47 PM13:341:34 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:341:34 PM15:563:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:112:11 PM15:593:59 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:093:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:213:21 PM16:494:49 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:563:56 PM18:186:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:186:18 PM19:557:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:186:18 PM18:426:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:186:18 PM19:317:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00 AM+124:4812:48 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:001:00 AM+126:482:48 AM+1sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
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