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Wednesday 15 August 2018 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pañcamī

Budhavāra. Pañcamī began at 03:283:28 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:521:52+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī

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

At sunrise

06:056:05 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:342:34 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 83° above N. Day length 12 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Āśleṣā and the Moon 53° ahead of it, in Hasta, 20% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 53° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:324:32 AM–05:185:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:554:55 AM–06:056:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:3010:30 AM–12:0212:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:182:18 PM–15:083:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:256:25 PM–18:496:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:256:25 PM–19:357:35 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:377:37 AM–09:109:10 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4310:43 AM–12:1512:15 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5011:50 AM–12:4012:40 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1512:15 PM–13:481:48 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:0512:05+1 AM–25:391:39+1 AMa 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

Lābha06:056:05 AM–07:377:37 AMgood
Amṛta07:377:37 AM–09:109:10 AMgood
Kāla09:109:10 AM–10:4310:43 AMavoid
Śubha10:4310:43 AM–12:1512:15 PMgood
Roga12:1512:15 PM–13:481:48 PMavoid
Udvega13:481:48 PM–15:203:20 PMavoid
Cara15:203:20 PM–16:534:53 PMneutral
Lābha16:534:53 PM–18:256:25 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:256:25 PM–19:537:53 PMavoid
Śubha19:537:53 PM–21:209:20 PMgood
Amṛta21:209:20 PM–22:4810:48 PMgood
Cara22:4810:48 PM–24:1512:15+1 AMneutral
Roga24:1512:15+1 AM–25:431:43+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:431:43+1 AM–27:103:10+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:103:10+1 AM–28:374:37+1 AMgood
Udvega28:374:37+1 AM–30:056:05+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:056:05 AM to 30:056:05+1 AM

06:056:05 AM sunrise18:256:25 PM sunsetsunrise 30:056:05+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 25:521:52+1 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 16:134:13 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 18:446:44 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:342:34 PM
Bālavauntil 25:521:52+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1512:15 PM–13:481:48 PM
Pradoṣa 18:256:25 PM–19:597:59 PM
Niśītha 23:5111:51 PM–24:3912:39+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:481:48 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 20 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:597:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī25:52 01:521:52 AM ThuṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraHasta16:134:13 PMCitrā
YogaSādhya18:446:44 PMŚubha
KaraṇaBava14:342:34 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:05 06:056:05 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 869 880
Day length
12 h 20 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
09:379:37 AM
Moonset
21:559:55 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:324:32 AM06:056:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:324:32 AM05:185:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:554:55 AM06:056:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:056:05 AM08:338:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:377:37 AM09:109:10 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:338:33 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:3010:30 AM12:0212:02 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4310:43 AM12:1512:15 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1512:15 PM13:481:48 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:291:29 PM15:573:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:182:18 PM15:083:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:573:57 PM18:256:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:256:25 PM19:597:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:256:25 PM18:496:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:256:25 PM19:357:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:0512:05+1 AM25:391:39+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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