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Tuesday 31 March 2009 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Caitra Śukla Pañcamī

Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 17:555:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:503:50 PM.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pañcamī

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

At sunrise

06:136:13 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:503:50 PM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

12:3112:31 PM

The Sun 54° above S. Day length 12 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3112:31 PM
At noon, 12:3112:31 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 58° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 24% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 58° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:424:42 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:055:05 AM–06:136:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0612:06 PM–12:5712:57 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:372:37 PM–15:283:28 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:506:50 PM–19:127:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:506:50 PM–19:587:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:5911:59 PM–25:301:30+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:448:44 AM–09:359:35 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:229:22 AM–10:5710:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3112:31 PM–14:062:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:403:40 PM–17:155:15 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:287:28 PM–20:588:58 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:2211:22 PM–24:0812:08+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

Roga06:136:13 AM–07:487:48 AMavoid
Udvega07:487:48 AM–09:229:22 AMavoid
Cara09:229:22 AM–10:5710:57 AMneutral
Lābha10:5710:57 AM–12:3112:31 PMgood
Amṛta12:3112:31 PM–14:062:06 PMgood
Kāla14:062:06 PM–15:403:40 PMavoid
Śubha15:403:40 PM–17:155:15 PMgood
Roga17:155:15 PM–18:506:50 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:506:50 PM–20:158:15 PMavoid
Lābha20:158:15 PM–21:409:40 PMgood
Udvega21:409:40 PM–23:0511:05 PMavoid
Śubha23:0511:05 PM–24:3112:31+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:3112:31+1 AM–25:561:56+1 AMgood
Cara25:561:56+1 AM–27:213:21+1 AMneutral
Roga27:213:21+1 AM–28:464:46+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:464:46+1 AM–30:126:12+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:136:13 AM to 30:126:12+1 AM

06:136:13 AM sunrise18:506:50 PM sunsetsunrise 30:126:12+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 15:503:50 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 27:003:00+1 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 26:092:09+1 AM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:503:50 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:462:46+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0612:06 PM–12:5712:57 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:403:40 PM–17:155:15 PM
Pradoṣa 18:506:50 PM–20:218:21 PM
Niśītha 24:0712:07+1 AM–24:5512:55+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. AbhijitUntil 12:5712:57 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:155:15 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 36 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:218:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:5512:55+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī15:503:50 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraRohiṇī27:00 03:003:00 AM WedMṛgaśirā
YogaĀyuṣmān26:09 02:092:09 AM WedSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBālava15:503:50 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:12 06:126:12 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 456
Day length
12 h 36 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
08:358:35 AM
Moonset
24:2312:23+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:424:42 AM06:136:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:424:42 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:055:05 AM06:136:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:136:13 AM08:448:44 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:448:44 AM11:1611:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:448:44 AM09:359:35 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:229:22 AM10:5710:57 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0612:06 PM12:5712:57 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0712:07 PM12:5512:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3112:31 PM14:062:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:184:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:372:37 PM15:283:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:403:40 PM17:155:15 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:184:18 PM18:506:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:506:50 PM20:218:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:506:50 PM19:127:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:506:50 PM19:587:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:287:28 PM20:588:58 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2211:22 PM24:0812:08+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:5911:59 PM25:301:30+1 AMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0712:07+1 AM24:5512:55+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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