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May 1956 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Kṛṣṇa to Vaiśākha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 15 May 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Pañcamī

Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 09:499:49 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:037:03 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:125:12 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:037:03 AM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 14 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 63° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 27% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 63° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:553:55 AM–04:334:33 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:144:14 AM–05:125:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:588:58 AM–10:2710:27 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:5212:52 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:472:47 PM–15:453:45 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:357:35 PM–19:547:54 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:357:35 PM–20:328:32 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:323:32+1 AM–29:015:01+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:058:05 AM–09:029:02 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:488:48 AM–10:3610:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2312:23 PM–14:112:11 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:593:59 PM–17:475:47 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:376:37 PM–20:068:06 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:2511:25 PM–24:0412:04+1 AMan 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

Roga05:125:12 AM–07:007:00 AMavoid
Udvega07:007:00 AM–08:488:48 AMavoid
Cara08:488:48 AM–10:3610:36 AMneutral
Lābha10:3610:36 AM–12:2312:23 PMgood
Amṛta12:2312:23 PM–14:112:11 PMgood
Kāla14:112:11 PM–15:593:59 PMavoid
Śubha15:593:59 PM–17:475:47 PMgood
Roga17:475:47 PM–19:357:35 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:357:35 PM–20:478:47 PMavoid
Lābha20:478:47 PM–21:599:59 PMgood
Udvega21:599:59 PM–23:1111:11 PMavoid
Śubha23:1111:11 PM–24:2312:23+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:2312:23+1 AM–25:351:35+1 AMgood
Cara25:351:35+1 AM–26:472:47+1 AMneutral
Roga26:472:47+1 AM–27:593:59+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:593:59+1 AM–29:115:11+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:125:12 AM to 29:115:11+1 AM

05:125:12 AM sunrise19:357:35 PM sunsetsunrise 29:115:11+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 07:037:03 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 28:304:30+1 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 11:1111:11 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 25:141:14+1 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 07:037:03 AM
Kaulavauntil 17:445:44 PM
Taitilauntil 28:304:30+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:5212:52 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:593:59 PM–17:475:47 PM
Pradoṣa 19:357:35 PM–20:528:52 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:5212:52 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:475:47 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 23 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:528:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  12. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  13. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  14. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī07:037:03 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraPunarvasu11:1111:11 AMPuṣya
YogaGaṇḍa25:14 01:141:14 AM WedVṛddhi
KaraṇaBālava07:037:03 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:11 05:115:11 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 143
Day length
14 h 23 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
09:469:46 AM
Moonset
24:0512:05+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:553:55 AM05:125:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:553:55 AM04:334:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:144:14 AM05:125:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:125:12 AM08:058:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:058:05 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:058:05 AM09:029:02 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:488:48 AM10:3610:36 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:588:58 AM10:2710:27 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2312:23 PM14:112:11 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:501:50 PM16:424:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:472:47 PM15:453:45 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:593:59 PM17:475:47 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:424:42 PM19:357:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:376:37 PM20:068:06 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:357:35 PM20:528:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:357:35 PM19:547:54 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:357:35 PM20:328:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2511:25 PM24:0412:04+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:323:32+1 AM29:015:01+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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