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April 1918 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 15 April 1918 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Caitra Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 00:5712:57 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4111:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pañcamī

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

At sunrise

05:515:51 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:088:08 AM

Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.

Noon

12:2712:27 PM

The Sun 59° above S. Day length 13 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2712:27 PM
At noon, 12:2712:27 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 54° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 21% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 54° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:254:25 AM–05:085:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:464:46 AM–05:515:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0112:01 PM–12:5412:54 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:402:40 PM–15:323:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:047:04 PM–19:257:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:047:04 PM–20:088:08 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:0911:09 PM–24:4412:44+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:307:30 AM–09:099:09 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4810:48 AM–12:2712:27 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5412:54 PM–13:471:47 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:401:40 PM–15:143:14 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika14:072:07 PM–15:463:46 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:323:32 PM–16:254:25 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

Amṛta05:515:51 AM–07:307:30 AMgood
Kāla07:307:30 AM–09:099:09 AMavoid
Śubha09:099:09 AM–10:4810:48 AMgood
Roga10:4810:48 AM–12:2712:27 PMavoid
Udvega12:2712:27 PM–14:072:07 PMavoid
Cara14:072:07 PM–15:463:46 PMneutral
Lābha15:463:46 PM–17:255:25 PMgood
Amṛta17:255:25 PM–19:047:04 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:047:04 PM–20:258:25 PMneutral
Roga20:258:25 PM–21:459:45 PMavoid
Kāla21:459:45 PM–23:0611:06 PMavoid
Lābha23:0611:06 PM–24:2712:27+1 AMgood
Udvega24:2712:27+1 AM–25:471:47+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:471:47+1 AM–27:083:08+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:083:08+1 AM–28:294:29+1 AMgood
Cara28:294:29+1 AM–29:505:50+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:515:51 AM to 29:505:50+1 AM

05:515:51 AM sunrise19:047:04 PM sunsetsunrise 29:505:50+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 23:4111:41 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 08:088:08 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 27:423:42+1 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:1312:13 PM
Bālavauntil 23:4111:41 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:307:30 AM–09:099:09 AM
Abhijit 12:0112:01 PM–12:5412:54 PM
Pradoṣa 19:047:04 PM–20:308:30 PM
Niśītha 24:0312:03+1 AM–24:5112:51+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 09:099:09 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5412:54 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 13 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:308:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5112:51+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī23:4111:41 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraRohiṇī08:088:08 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaŚobhana27:42 03:423:42 AM TueAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava12:1312:13 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:50 05:505:50 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1975
Śaka
1840
Kali
5019
Ahargaṇa
1 833 233
Day length
13 h 13 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
08:358:35 AM
Moonset
23:5511:55 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:254:25 AM05:515:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:254:25 AM05:085:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:464:46 AM05:515:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:515:51 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:307:30 AM09:099:09 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4810:48 AM12:2712:27 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:5412:54 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5412:54 PM13:471:47 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:401:40 PM15:143:14 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:254:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:072:07 PM15:463:46 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:402:40 PM15:323:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:323:32 PM16:254:25 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:254:25 PM19:047:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:047:04 PM20:308:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:047:04 PM19:257:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:047:04 PM20:088:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:0911:09 PM24:4412:44+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0312:03+1 AM24:5112:51+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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