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Wednesday 27 April 2016 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī

Budhavāra. Pañcamī began at 21:419:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5310:53 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:325:32 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2110:21 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 235° ahead of it, in Mūla, 79% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 235° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:104:10 AM–04:514:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:314:31 AM–05:325:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:422:42 PM–15:373:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:203:20 PM–17:035:03 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:177:17 PM–19:387:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:177:17 PM–20:198:19 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:157:15 AM–08:588:58 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4210:42 AM–12:2512:25 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5711:57 AM–12:5212:52 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2512:25 PM–14:082:08 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:308:30 PM–22:1310:13 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

Lābha05:325:32 AM–07:157:15 AMgood
Amṛta07:157:15 AM–08:588:58 AMgood
Kāla08:588:58 AM–10:4210:42 AMavoid
Śubha10:4210:42 AM–12:2512:25 PMgood
Roga12:2512:25 PM–14:082:08 PMavoid
Udvega14:082:08 PM–15:513:51 PMavoid
Cara15:513:51 PM–17:345:34 PMneutral
Lābha17:345:34 PM–19:177:17 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:177:17 PM–20:348:34 PMavoid
Śubha20:348:34 PM–21:519:51 PMgood
Amṛta21:519:51 PM–23:0711:07 PMgood
Cara23:0711:07 PM–24:2412:24+1 AMneutral
Roga24:2412:24+1 AM–25:411:41+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:411:41+1 AM–26:582:58+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:582:58+1 AM–28:144:14+1 AMgood
Udvega28:144:14+1 AM–29:315:31+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:325:32 AM to 29:315:31+1 AM

05:325:32 AM sunrise19:177:17 PM sunsetsunrise 29:315:31+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 22:5310:53 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 22:1310:13 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 21:389:38 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 10:2110:21 AM
Taitilauntil 22:5310:53 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2512:25 PM–14:082:08 PM
Pradoṣa 19:177:17 PM–20:398:39 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00+1 AM–24:4812:48+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:082:08 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 13 h 45 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 20:398:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  7. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  8. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pañcamī22:5310:53 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraMūla22:1310:13 PMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaŚiva21:389:38 PMSiddha
KaraṇaKaulava10:2110:21 AMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra29:31 05:315:31 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 040
Day length
13 h 45 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
23:4411:44 PM
Moonset
09:009:00 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:104:10 AM05:325:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:104:10 AM04:514:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:314:31 AM05:325:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:325:32 AM08:178:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:157:15 AM08:588:58 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:178:17 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4210:42 AM12:2512:25 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2512:25 PM14:082:08 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:324:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:422:42 PM15:373:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:203:20 PM17:035:03 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:324:32 PM19:177:17 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:177:17 PM20:398:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:177:17 PM19:387:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:177:17 PM20:198:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:308:30 PM22:1310:13 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00+1 AM24:4812:48+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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