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Monday 16 April 2040 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 01:151:15 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:253:25+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pañcamī

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

At sunrise

04:514:51 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:028:02 AM

Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.

Noon

11:4011:40 AM

The Sun 54° above S. Day length 13 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4011:40 AM
At noon, 11:4011:40 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 53° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 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 muhūrta03:283:28 AM–04:104:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:493:49 AM–04:514:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1311:13 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:571:57 PM–14:512:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:296:29 PM–18:506:50 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:296:29 PM–19:317:31 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:001:00+1 AM–26:482:48+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:336:33 AM–08:168:16 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:589:58 AM–11:4011:40 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0712:07 PM–13:021:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:221:22 PM–15:053:05 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:172:17 PM–16:044:04 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:512:51 PM–15:463:46 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

Amṛta04:514:51 AM–06:336:33 AMgood
Kāla06:336:33 AM–08:168:16 AMavoid
Śubha08:168:16 AM–09:589:58 AMgood
Roga09:589:58 AM–11:4011:40 AMavoid
Udvega11:4011:40 AM–13:221:22 PMavoid
Cara13:221:22 PM–15:053:05 PMneutral
Lābha15:053:05 PM–16:474:47 PMgood
Amṛta16:474:47 PM–18:296:29 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:296:29 PM–19:477:47 PMneutral
Roga19:477:47 PM–21:049:04 PMavoid
Kāla21:049:04 PM–22:2210:22 PMavoid
Lābha22:2210:22 PM–23:3911:39 PMgood
Udvega23:3911:39 PM–24:5712:57+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:5712:57+1 AM–26:142:14+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:142:14+1 AM–27:323:32+1 AMgood
Cara27:323:32+1 AM–28:494:49+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:514:51 AM to 28:494:49+1 AM

04:514:51 AM sunrise18:296:29 PM sunsetsunrise 28:494:49+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 27:253:25+1 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 08:028:02 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 28:414:41+1 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:172:17 PM
Bālavauntil 27:253:25+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:336:33 AM–08:168:16 AM
Abhijit 11:1311:13 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Pradoṣa 18:296:29 PM–19:527:52 PM
Niśītha 23:1511:15 PM–24:0312:03+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:168:16 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 38 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:527:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0312:03+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī27:25 03:253:25 AM TueṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraRohiṇī08:028:02 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaŚobhana28:41 04:414:41 AM TueAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava14:172:17 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra28:49 04:494:49 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2097
Śaka
1962
Kali
5141
Ahargaṇa
1 877 795
Day length
13 h 38 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
07:167:16 AM
Moonset
23:3511:35 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:283:28 AM04:514:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:283:28 AM04:104:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:493:49 AM04:514:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:514:51 AM07:357:35 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:336:33 AM08:168:16 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:357:35 AM10:1810:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:589:58 AM11:4011:40 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1311:13 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1611:16 AM12:0412:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0712:07 PM13:021:02 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM15:463:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:221:22 PM15:053:05 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:571:57 PM14:512:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:172:17 PM16:044:04 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:512:51 PM15:463:46 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:463:46 PM18:296:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:296:29 PM19:527:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:296:29 PM18:506:50 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:296:29 PM19:317:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1511:15 PM24:0312:03+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:001:00+1 AM26:482:48+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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