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March 1961 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 21 March 1961 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Śukla Pañcamī

Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 19:477:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:427:42 PM.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pañcamī

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

At sunrise

05:435:43 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:397:39 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:4711:47 AM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 12 h 10 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4711:47 AM
At noon, 11:4711:47 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 56° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 22% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 56° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:084:08 AM–04:554:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:324:32 AM–05:435:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2311:23 AM–12:1212:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:491:49 PM–14:382:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:535:53 PM–18:166:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:535:53 PM–19:047:04 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1610:16 PM–23:5511:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:098:09 AM–08:578:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:458:45 AM–10:1710:17 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4811:48 AM–13:191:19 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:2412:24 PM–14:022:02 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:502:50 PM–16:224:22 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3610:36 PM–23:2311:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Roga05:435:43 AM–07:147:14 AMavoid
Udvega07:147:14 AM–08:458:45 AMavoid
Cara08:458:45 AM–10:1710:17 AMneutral
Lābha10:1710:17 AM–11:4811:48 AMgood
Amṛta11:4811:48 AM–13:191:19 PMgood
Kāla13:191:19 PM–14:502:50 PMavoid
Śubha14:502:50 PM–16:224:22 PMgood
Roga16:224:22 PM–17:535:53 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:535:53 PM–19:217:21 PMavoid
Lābha19:217:21 PM–20:508:50 PMgood
Udvega20:508:50 PM–22:1810:18 PMavoid
Śubha22:1810:18 PM–23:4711:47 PMgood
Amṛta23:4711:47 PM–25:151:15 AM+1good
Cara25:151:15 AM+1–26:442:44 AM+1neutral
Roga26:442:44 AM+1–28:124:12 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:124:12 AM+1–29:415:41 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:435:43 AM to 29:415:41 AM+1

05:435:43 AM sunrise17:535:53 PM sunsetsunrise 29:415:41 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 19:427:42 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 24:4512:45 AM+1
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 17:285:28 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:397:39 AM
Bālavauntil 19:427:42 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2311:23 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:502:50 PM–16:224:22 PM
Pradoṣa 17:535:53 PM–19:277:27 PM
Niśītha 23:2311:23 PM–24:1112:11 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. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1212:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:224:22 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 10 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:277:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1112:11 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī19:427:42 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraKṛttikā24:45 00:4512:45 AM WedRohiṇī
YogaViṣkambha17:285:28 PMPrīti
KaraṇaBava07:397:39 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:41 05:415:41 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2018
Śaka
1883
Kali
5062
Ahargaṇa
1 848 914
Day length
12 h 10 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
08:238:23 AM
Moonset
22:5510:55 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:084:08 AM05:435:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:084:08 AM04:554:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:324:32 AM05:435:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:435:43 AM08:098:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:098:09 AM10:3510:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:098:09 AM08:578:57 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:458:45 AM10:1710:17 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2311:23 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4811:48 AM13:191:19 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2412:24 PM14:022:02 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:273:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:491:49 PM14:382:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:502:50 PM16:224:22 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:273:27 PM17:535:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:535:53 PM19:277:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:535:53 PM18:166:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:535:53 PM19:047:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1610:16 PM23:5511:55 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3610:36 PM23:2311:23 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2311:23 PM24:1112:11 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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