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Tuesday 3 January 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 15:513:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:433:43 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:236:23 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:217:21 AM

Siddhi gives way to Vyatīpāta.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 58° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 24% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 58° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:454:45 AM–05:345:34 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:105:10 AM–06:236:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:579:57 AM–11:3511:35 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5211:52 AM–12:3912:39 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:122:12 PM–14:592:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:076:07 PM–18:316:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:076:07 PM–19:217:21 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:448:44 AM–09:319:31 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:199:19 AM–10:4710:47 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1512:15 PM–13:431:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:113:11 PM–16:394:39 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0211:02 PM–23:5111:51 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya23:4011:40 PM–25:161:16 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

Roga06:236:23 AM–07:517:51 AMavoid
Udvega07:517:51 AM–09:199:19 AMavoid
Cara09:199:19 AM–10:4710:47 AMneutral
Lābha10:4710:47 AM–12:1512:15 PMgood
Amṛta12:1512:15 PM–13:431:43 PMgood
Kāla13:431:43 PM–15:113:11 PMavoid
Śubha15:113:11 PM–16:394:39 PMgood
Roga16:394:39 PM–18:076:07 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:076:07 PM–19:397:39 PMavoid
Lābha19:397:39 PM–21:119:11 PMgood
Udvega21:119:11 PM–22:4310:43 PMavoid
Śubha22:4310:43 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1512:15 AM+1–25:471:47 AM+1good
Cara25:471:47 AM+1–27:203:20 AM+1neutral
Roga27:203:20 AM+1–28:524:52 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:524:52 AM+1–30:246:24 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:236:23 AM to 30:246:24 AM+1

06:236:23 AM sunrise18:076:07 PM sunsetsunrise 30:246:24 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 15:433:43 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 17:175:17 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 07:217:21 AM
Vyatīpātauntil 29:485:48 AM+1
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:433:43 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:283:28 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5211:52 AM–12:3912:39 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:113:11 PM–16:394:39 PM
Pradoṣa 18:076:07 PM–19:457:45 PM
Niśītha 23:5111:51 PM–24:3912:39 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3912:39 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:394:39 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:457:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī15:433:43 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā17:175:17 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi07:217:21 AMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBālava15:433:43 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:24 06:246:24 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 291
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
10:1210:12 AM
Moonset
22:2510:25 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:454:45 AM06:236:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:454:45 AM05:345:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:105:10 AM06:236:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:236:23 AM08:448:44 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:448:44 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:448:44 AM09:319:31 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:199:19 AM10:4710:47 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:579:57 AM11:3511:35 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5211:52 AM12:3912:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1512:15 PM13:431:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:251:25 PM15:463:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:122:12 PM14:592:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:113:11 PM16:394:39 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:463:46 PM18:076:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:076:07 PM19:457:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:076:07 PM18:316:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:076:07 PM19:217:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0211:02 PM23:5111:51 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:4011:40 PM25:161:16 AM+1sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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