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Wednesday 31 December 1958 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī

Budhavāra. Pañcamī began at 11:2511:25 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:2710:27 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:497:49 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2710:27 AM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

12:3012:30 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3012:30 PM
At noon, 12:3012:30 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 241° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 74% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 241° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:525:52 AM–06:506:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:216:21 AM–07:497:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:032:03 PM–14:412:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:105:10 PM–17:395:39 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:105:10 PM–18:386:38 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:3611:36 PM–25:101:10 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:598:59 AM–10:0910:09 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:2011:20 AM–12:3012:30 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1112:11 PM–12:4812:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3012:30 PM–13:401:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:142:14 PM–15:483:48 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha07:497:49 AM–08:598:59 AMgood
Amṛta08:598:59 AM–10:0910:09 AMgood
Kāla10:0910:09 AM–11:2011:20 AMavoid
Śubha11:2011:20 AM–12:3012:30 PMgood
Roga12:3012:30 PM–13:401:40 PMavoid
Udvega13:401:40 PM–14:502:50 PMavoid
Cara14:502:50 PM–16:004:00 PMneutral
Lābha16:004:00 PM–17:105:10 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:105:10 PM–19:007:00 PMavoid
Śubha19:007:00 PM–20:508:50 PMgood
Amṛta20:508:50 PM–22:4010:40 PMgood
Cara22:4010:40 PM–24:3012:30 AM+1neutral
Roga24:3012:30 AM+1–26:202:20 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:202:20 AM+1–28:104:10 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:104:10 AM+1–29:595:59 AM+1good
Udvega29:595:59 AM+1–31:497:49 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:497:49 AM to 31:497:49 AM+1

07:497:49 AM sunrise17:105:10 PM sunsetsunrise 31:497:49 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 10:2710:27 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 29:525:52 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 24:4812:48 AM+1
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 10:2710:27 AM
Garauntil 21:529:52 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:3012:30 PM–13:401:40 PM
Pradoṣa 17:105:10 PM–19:077:07 PM
Niśītha 24:0612:06 AM+1–24:5412:54 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:401:40 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 21 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:077:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:5412:54 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  10. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pañcamī10:2710:27 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī29:52 05:525:52 AM ThuUttara Phalgunī
YogaĀyuṣmān24:48 00:4812:48 AM ThuSaubhāgya
KaraṇaTaitila10:2710:27 AMGara
VāraBudhavāra31:49 07:497:49 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2015
Śaka
1880
Kali
5059
Ahargaṇa
1 848 103
Day length
9 h 21 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
22:4510:45 PM
Moonset
10:4410:44 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:525:52 AM07:497:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:525:52 AM06:506:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:216:21 AM07:497:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:497:49 AM09:419:41 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:598:59 AM10:0910:09 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:419:41 AM11:3411:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2011:20 AM12:3012:30 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0612:06 PM12:5412:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3012:30 PM13:401:40 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:261:26 PM15:183:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:032:03 PM14:412:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:142:14 PM15:483:48 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:183:18 PM17:105:10 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:105:10 PM19:077:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:105:10 PM17:395:39 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:105:10 PM18:386:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:3611:36 PM25:101:10 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0612:06 AM+124:5412:54 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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