12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
July 2016 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseJyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa to Āṣāḍha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Saturday 9 July 2016 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Āṣāḍha Śukla Pañcamī

Śanivāra. Pañcamī began at 12:4512:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:361:36 PM.

Observed here on this day

Skanda Pañcamī

Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:016:01 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:091:09 PM

Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 75° above N. Day length 12 h 30 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Punarvasu and the Moon 59° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 25% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 59° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:294:29 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:524:52 AM–06:016:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:4112:41 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:001:00 PM–14:432:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:212:21 PM–15:113:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:316:31 PM–18:546:54 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:316:31 PM–19:407:40 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:016:01 AM–07:357:35 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:016:01 AM–06:516:51 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:516:51 AM–07:417:41 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:089:08 AM–10:4210:42 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:501:50 PM–15:233:23 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya27:453:45 AM+1–29:305:30 AM+1a 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

Kāla06:016:01 AM–07:357:35 AMavoid
Śubha07:357:35 AM–09:089:08 AMgood
Roga09:089:08 AM–10:4210:42 AMavoid
Udvega10:4210:42 AM–12:1612:16 PMavoid
Cara12:1612:16 PM–13:501:50 PMneutral
Lābha13:501:50 PM–15:233:23 PMgood
Amṛta15:233:23 PM–16:574:57 PMgood
Kāla16:574:57 PM–18:316:31 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:316:31 PM–19:577:57 PMgood
Udvega19:577:57 PM–21:239:23 PMavoid
Śubha21:239:23 PM–22:5010:50 PMgood
Amṛta22:5010:50 PM–24:1612:16 AM+1good
Cara24:1612:16 AM+1–25:421:42 AM+1neutral
Roga25:421:42 AM+1–27:093:09 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:093:09 AM+1–28:354:35 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:354:35 AM+1–30:016:01 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:016:01 AM to 30:016:01 AM+1

06:016:01 AM sunrise18:316:31 PM sunsetsunrise 30:016:01 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 13:361:36 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 19:517:51 PM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 13:091:09 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:361:36 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:182:18 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:089:08 AM–10:4210:42 AM
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:4112:41 PM
Pradoṣa 18:316:31 PM–20:038:03 PM
Niśītha 23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:4210:42 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4112:41 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  5. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 30 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:038:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī13:361:36 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī19:517:51 PMUttara Phalgunī
YogaVyatīpāta13:091:09 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaBālava13:361:36 PMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra30:01 06:016:01 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āṣāḍha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āṣāḍha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 113
Day length
12 h 30 m
Sun in
Mithuna
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
10:0710:07 AM
Moonset
22:3110:31 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:294:29 AM06:016:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:294:29 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:524:52 AM06:016:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:016:01 AM08:318:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:016:01 AM07:357:35 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:016:01 AM06:516:51 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:516:51 AM07:417:41 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:318:31 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:089:08 AM10:4210:42 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:4112:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:001:00 PM14:432:43 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM16:014:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:501:50 PM15:233:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:212:21 PM15:113:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:014:01 PM18:316:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:316:31 PM20:038:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:316:31 PM18:546:54 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:316:31 PM19:407:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:453:45 AM+129:305:30 AM+1sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 24°05′13″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
6°56′ N 79°51′ E · GeoNames 1248991
‹ Fri 8 JulTodaySun 10 Jul ›