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January 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 13 January 1997 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 22:5010:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:118:11 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

Kept the day before Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:227:22 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:279:27 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 55° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 22% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 55° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:216:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:227:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3111:31 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:181:18 PM–13:531:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:164:16 PM–16:464:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:164:16 PM–17:465:46 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:097:09 PM–20:388:38 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:288:28 AM–09:359:35 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:1610:16 AM–11:4511:45 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4210:42 AM–11:4911:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0712:07 PM–12:4212:42 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:5612:56 PM–14:022:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:531:53 PM–14:292:29 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

Amṛta07:227:22 AM–08:288:28 AMgood
Kāla08:288:28 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Śubha09:359:35 AM–10:4210:42 AMgood
Roga10:4210:42 AM–11:4911:49 AMavoid
Udvega11:4911:49 AM–12:5612:56 PMavoid
Cara12:5612:56 PM–14:022:02 PMneutral
Lābha14:022:02 PM–15:093:09 PMgood
Amṛta15:093:09 PM–16:164:16 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:164:16 PM–18:096:09 PMneutral
Roga18:096:09 PM–20:028:02 PMavoid
Kāla20:028:02 PM–21:559:55 PMavoid
Lābha21:559:55 PM–23:4911:49 PMgood
Udvega23:4911:49 PM–25:421:42 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:421:42 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1good
Amṛta27:353:35 AM+1–29:285:28 AM+1good
Cara29:285:28 AM+1–31:217:21 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:227:22 AM to 31:217:21 AM+1

07:227:22 AM sunrise16:164:16 PM sunsetsunrise 31:217:21 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 20:118:11 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 26:332:33 AM+1
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 21:379:37 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:279:27 AM
Bālavauntil 20:118:11 PM
Kaulavauntil 31:037:03 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:288:28 AM–09:359:35 AM
Abhijit 11:3111:31 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Pradoṣa 16:164:16 PM–18:176:17 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:359:35 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 54 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:176:17 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī20:118:11 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā26:33 02:332:33 AM TueUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVarīyān21:379:37 PMParigha
KaraṇaBava09:279:27 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:21 07:217:21 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 996
Day length
8 h 54 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:409:40 AM
Moonset
21:359:35 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:227:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:216:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:227:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:227:22 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:288:28 AM09:359:35 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:1610:16 AM11:4511:45 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4210:42 AM11:4911:49 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0712:07 PM12:4212:42 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4212:42 PM14:292:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5612:56 PM14:022:02 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:181:18 PM13:531:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:531:53 PM14:292:29 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:292:29 PM16:164:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:164:16 PM18:176:17 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:164:16 PM16:464:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:164:16 PM17:465:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:097:09 PM20:388:38 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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